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    Aflame: Purity Spring
    Aflame: Purity Spring
    Aflame: Purity Spring
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    Aflame: Purity Spring

    By Casey Carter

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    Aflame is a glorious and boldly playful work of imaginative bonfire as well as a warm transpersonal celebration of fellow artists, nature, life and wonder. This third published book by poet Casey Carter is the counterpoint to Falling Leaves Observation (1999).
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBookBaby
    Release dateMay 20, 2016
    ISBN9781483563763
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