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The Fifties
The Philosophy of the Beats
They groped, they lurched, they hitchhiked toward something to believe in
June
1
1983
John Clellon Holmes
The Philosophy of the Beats
John Clellon Holmes
June
1
1983
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The Fifties
The Philosophy of the Beats
They groped, they lurched, they hitchhiked toward something to believe in
June
1
1983
John Clellon Holmes
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