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Flowers for Algernon (Unabridged)

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Charlie Gordon knows that he isn't very bright. At 32, he mops floors in a bakery and earns just enough to get by. Three evenings a week, he studies at a center for mentally challenged adults. But all of this is about to change for Charlie. As part of a daring experiment, doctors are going to perform surgery on Charlie's brain.

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910L
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08:59
Flowers for Algernon (Unabridged)

The Serpent Came to Gloucester

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In this tale told in rhyme, a boy rushes into Gloucester to tell everyone about a serpent in the bay. The people enjoy watching the beast and are sad when it leaves. The next summer the men decide to capture the serpent, but the boy hopes that it stays hidden.

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The Serpent Came to Gloucester