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Book Title: Allegory of the Cave
Item Length: 10in.
Item Height: 0.2in.
Item Width: 7in.
Author: Plató
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Ancient / Greece
Publisher: CreateSpace
Publication Year: 2016
Genre: History
Item Weight: 6.6 Oz
Number of Pages: 68 Pages
