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Pieces of Eight

Pieces of Eight by Richard Le Gallienne is available here as the complete text, split into 626 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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Pieces of Eight Being the Authentic Narrative of a Treasure Discovered in the Bahama Islands in the Year 1903 by Richard Le Gallienne. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #17741.

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