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books. I-had. published, so that, a process called

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hour frova $11.15 an hour.
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were among the top five
groups of trades for earnings

-they are no longer even in:

the top 20.

It is uncertain how long |

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Canadian‘ ‘writers must facé
the fact that they will never
eam a~living from their
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