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<div style="display:none!important">Young Authors' Festival Nov. 12; Meet Michigan author Christopher Paul Curt</div>
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<div><span>For more details and registration, visit the event's website: <span style="color:rgb(44,92,255)"><a href="https://t.e2ma.net/click/b52zl/b5m7ke/najp4d" style="font-weight:normal;font-weight:normal;color:#333;text-decoration:underline;color:rgb(44,92,255)" target="_blank">http://library.umd.umich.edu/<wbr>yaf</a></span></span></div>
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