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| Author | Vance Palmer |
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| Language | English |
| Publisher | Stanley Paul, England |
Publication date | 1930 |
| Publication place | Australia |
| Media type | Print (Hardback and Paperback) |
| Pages | 288 |
| Preceded by | Men are Human |
| Followed by | Daybreak |
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