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The Santaroga Barrier

by Frank Herbert

Psychologist Gilbert Dasein investigates Santaroga, a California town where residents refuse to leave and outsiders are unwelcome. He seeks to uncover the psychological or physical cause behind the community's complete isolation from the outside world.

Accession 8965 ISBN 0450008231 Publisher New English Library
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