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![“[I] am reading No Ordinary Joes. Should have had a medical checkup before I started it. Colton makes us fall in love with these guys, then puts our hearts in harm's way. It's lovely and ghastly and extremely powerful. His best yet.” quote by Katherine Dunn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/efe/katherine-dunn-2693_extremely_i-am-reading-no-ordinary-joes-should-hav_3174925.png)
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![“[General James Mattis] said, reading allows you to learn from other people's mistakes without filling body bags with the bodies of your soldiers as you learn on the battlefield.” quote by Peter R. Mansoor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f56/peter-r-mansoor-34309_bags_general-james-mattis-said-reading-allows_2884316.jpg)
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