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    Fragments of Absurdity
    Fragments of Absurdity
    Fragments of Absurdity
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    Fragments of Absurdity

    By Salvatore Di Sante

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    Get to know the darkest shadows of a surreal and awkward world. Let these tales take you on a journey into the mind.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBadPress
    Release dateOct 25, 2016
    ISBN9781507160404
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      Fragments of Absurdity - Salvatore Di Sante

      Salvatore Di Sante

      Translated by Giulia Mastrantoni 

      Fragments of Absurdity

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      Written By Salvatore Di Sante

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      Copyright © 2016 Salvatore Di Sante

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      All rights reserved

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      Distributed by Babelcube, Inc.

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      www.babelcube.com

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      Translated by Giulia Mastrantoni

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      Babelcube Books and Babelcube are trademarks of Babelcube Inc.

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      FRAGMENTS OF ABSURDITY

      The ringtone woke him up as it always did. It was fifteen to seven and the thought of his tiny apartment made him feel sad. One year before he had been about to get married, but now he was as lonely as a man can be. He had a cat anyway. He was not willing to get up and he was not feeling well. They would be discussing the end of year balance sheet shortly at

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