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BEN BROOKS
Published in Great Britain in 2013 by Canongate Books Ltd, 14 High Street, Edinburgh EH1 1TE
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Copyright © Ben Brooks, 2013
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‘A Thousand Miles’. Words and Music by Vanessa Carlton. © 2001 Rosasharn Publishing/Songs Of Universal Incorporated. Universal/MCA Music Limited. All Rights Reserved. International Copyright Secured. Used by permission of Music Sales Limited.
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Contents
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