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Way station

by Clifford D. Simak

The 124-year-old keeper of a secret galactic way station on Earth lives a quiet life in an impregnable farmhouse. His peaceful isolation is disrupted when a raid on his family graveyard uncovers an unusual and disturbing secret.

Accession 15148 ISBN 0413369005 Publisher Methuen & Co.
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