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[A diverse collection of short stories selected and read in English by Librivox readers. In this, the 95th volume of Short Stories, we delve into the works of Oscar Wilde, Bret Harte, Lafcadio Hearne and Mark Twain with a few Weird Tales thrown into the mix, bring you stories of mystery, poignant romance, the quirky and the amusing. So sit back and enjoy!
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ss095_shorttitleinoneword_readersinitials_128kb.mp3 (all lower-case) (e.g. ss095_greatstory_lt_128kb.mp3) -- DO NOT include words such as 'A' or 'The' in the file name.[/color]
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