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I finished reading Spying on the South by Tony Horwitz. I also read a little more of The Seclusion by Jacqui Castle. It was a busy day for me at work, so I didn’t get nearly as much reading in as I wanted. Today will probably be similar, but at least it’s Friday!

• Time Read:  1 hour 12 minutes
• Pages Read: 40
• Books Finished: 1
• Total Number of Books Read: 2