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    The King 27
    The King 27
    The King 27
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    The King 27

    By Mitchell Jespersen

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    Mitchell makes a stab at learning Akemi's language and is laughed at by students who guess his real interest and find it funny. A middle-aged man pursues a woman half his age and his lost youth. It's an old story but always new. Short chapters. New episode added almost daily.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMitchell Jespersen
    Release dateJul 31, 2016
    ISBN9781370188802
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