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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Century","serif"'>I had a patron come in recently looking for a title that he read “a <i>really</i> long time ago.” My hints were: <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Century","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Century","serif"'>-main character/narrator is male<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Century","serif"'>-during/after WWII<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Century","serif"'>-set in Africa<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Century","serif"'>-elephant whose name means “plows the earth”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Century","serif"'>-main character killed by elephant at the end<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Century","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Century","serif"'>I’ve been researching and unable to find anything that seems to fit so far. My patron knows it’s a long shot to find it based on what he remembers, but I’d still like to give it my best shot. </span><span style='font-family:Wingdings'>J</span><span style='font-family:"Century","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Century","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:Vivaldi'>Ms. TJ Smith<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Century","serif"'>Ms. TJ Smith<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Century","serif"'>Library Director<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Century","serif"'>Sherman Township Library<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Century","serif"'>(989) 644-5131<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Century","serif"'>shermandirector@winntel.net<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>