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The Dream of Scipio by Iain Pears

The Dream of Scipio

by Iain Pears
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  • Jun 1, 2002, 608 pages
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  • Jun 2003, 416 pages
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"I have decided to accept," he said quietly.

Reprinted from Dream of Scipio by Iain Pears by permission of Riverhead Books, a member of Penguin Putnam Inc. Copyright © June 2002, Iain Pears. All rights reserved. This excerpt, or any parts thereof, may not be reproduced in any form without permission.

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