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2001: A Space Odyssey (Space Odyssey Series) Kindle Edition

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The classic science fiction novel that captures and expands on the vision of Stanley Kubrick’s immortal film—and changed the way we look at the stars and ourselves.

From the savannas of Africa at the dawn of mankind to the rings of Saturn as man ventures to the outer rim of our solar system, 2001: A Space Odyssey is a journey unlike any other.

This allegory about humanity’s exploration of the universe—and the universe’s reaction to humanity—is a hallmark achievement in storytelling that follows the crew of the spacecraft Discovery as they embark on a mission to Saturn. Their vessel is controlled by HAL 9000, an artificially intelligent supercomputer capable of the highest level of cognitive functioning that rivals—and perhaps threatens—the human mind.

Grappling with space exploration, the perils of technology, and the limits of human power, 2001: A Space Odyssey continues to be an enduring classic of cinematic scope.
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The beloved classic science ficiton novel expanding on the unforgettable film
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When an enigmatic monolith is found buried on the moon, scientists are amazed to discover that it's at least 3 million years old. Even more amazing, after it's unearthed the artifact releases a powerful signal aimed at Saturn. What sort of alarm has been triggered? To find out, a manned spacecraft, the Discovery, is sent to investigate. Its crew is highly trained--the best--and they are assisted by a self-aware computer, the ultra-capable HAL 9000. But HAL's programming has been patterned after the human mind a little too well. He is capable of guilt, neurosis, even murder, and he controls every single one of Discovery's components. The crew must overthrow this digital psychotic if they hope to make their rendezvous with the entities that are responsible not just for the monolith, but maybe even for human civilization.

Clarke wrote this novel while Stanley Kubrick created the film, the two collaborating on both projects. The novel is much more detailed and intimate, and definitely easier to comprehend. Even though history has disproved its "predictions," it's still loaded with exciting and awe-inspiring science fiction. --Brooks Peck

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Odyssey is an oddity: it is a novel based on a screenplay by Clarke and Kubrick that itself was based on a Clarke short story. And though it has thrilled fans for 31 years, still no one is really sure what it means. This nice hardcover sports a new introduction by Clarke.
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    SIR ARTHUR C. CLARKE (1917-2008) wrote the novel and co-authored the screenplay for 2001: A Space Odyssey. He has been knighted by Queen Elizabeth II, and he is the only science-fiction writer to be nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. His fiction and nonfiction have sold more than one hundred million copies in print worldwide.

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    Stanley Kubrick (1928-1999) was an American director, writer, producer, and photographer of motion pictures, including the classics Spartacus, Lolita, Dr. Strangelove, 2001: A Space Odyssey, A Clockwork Orange, Barry Lyndon, The SHining, Full Metal Jacket, and others.

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4.6 out of 5 stars
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Customers find the book adds depth to the 1968 movie. They also describe the writing style as well-written, easy to read, and accurate. Readers say the pacing is very fast and the book is much shorter than expected. They say the storyline is outstanding and the visual design is a beautiful work of the imagination.

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181 customers mention "Storyline"158 positive23 negative

Customers find the storyline outstanding, fascinating, and wonderful. They also say the book is filled with outstanding hard science fiction that has stood the test of time. Readers also mention that the memoir of Stanley Kubrick is entertaining.

"...The characters (especially HAL) are good, the plot is interesting, and the pacing is fantastic. This book is an absolute page turner...." Read more

"...I loved the way it told a story without necessarily explaining everything, and really allowing one's own imagination to fill in some of the gaps...." Read more

"...That dynamic shows in the book. Though the narrative is engaging, owing to Mr. Clarke's skills, there are sections that seem to be explanatory for..." Read more

"...It was well worth the wait. I will keep this book and pass it on to the next generation so that they can discover something wonderful." Read more

60 customers mention "Writing style"51 positive9 negative

Customers find the writing style well written, heavy, and thorough. They also say the book lays it out very well and is highly suspenseful. Readers also mention that the book has little unnecessary verbage. They appreciate the elegant design and crisp finish work.

"The Kindle version of this book was cleanly formatted without any noticeable typos, making this a pleasant reading experience in portrait mode...." Read more

"...reflects that enthusiasm for technology and is amazingly accurate in his extrapolation of it into the future...." Read more

"...The characters are well rounded. The science is believable and relatable even after half a century...." Read more

"...The bottom line: Although "2001: A Space Odyssey" is an easy read, there isn't enough time in a review such as this to delve into its varied and..." Read more

55 customers mention "Visual design"52 positive3 negative

Customers find the book a beautiful work of imagination, with so much detail and depth added to a classic epic. They also describe the description of the planets as stunning, visionary, and fitting for the time period. Customers also say the first contact with life is beautifully described.

"...If you are looking for a thought provoking, well written science fiction novel, then keep reading...." Read more

"...Although the actual approach to the star gate is a beautiful work of the imagination and far superior to the comparable scene in the movie...." Read more

"...very pleased to find the book is the 50th anniversary edition, beautiful cover design and in excellent condition for a paperback...." Read more

"...space was unknown, how this text stays so optimisitic is fitting and visionary, I truly enjoyed it...." Read more

50 customers mention "Content"41 positive9 negative

Customers find the book adds depth to the 1968 movie, raises new questions, and gives a new perspective on the film. They also say the book is a great mixture of sci-fi, philosophy, fear, and wonder that stretches the mind. Readers also mention the introduction by Neil Gaiman is a plus.

"...speeded-up process of evolution into the Star-Child, the final scene is much less enigmatic. We know that the Star-Child is David Bowman...." Read more

"...that is looking for a piece to read that is truly enjoyable, and promotes thinking, as well as people, like myself, who enjoy science fiction and..." Read more

"...do nothing to mar the film's reputation, and the additional clarity and coherence is a nice touch...." Read more

"...Unlike the first film, I did not think it was slow, and it was a lot clearer, and cleared up a lot of the mysteries left at the end of the first film..." Read more

25 customers mention "Pacing"19 positive6 negative

Customers find the pacing of the book very fast. They also say it's much shorter than one might expect, and the epic scale of time in the book is amazing. Readers also mention that the story is easy to read and follow.

"...(especially HAL) are good, the plot is interesting, and the pacing is fantastic. This book is an absolute page turner...." Read more

"...written adds many details without being bogged down...this is a very fast-paced read...." Read more

"...The timing of this book is obviously incredible as well, the threat of nuclear annihilation still lingers but then was an oppressive force, and so..." Read more

"...Like the film though there are some parts that seem slow which is why I'm giving the novel four stars instead of five, but overall, I thought the..." Read more

12 customers mention "Characters"7 positive5 negative

Customers are mixed about the characters. Some mention that they're believable and the story line promises excitement. Others say that the characters are never developed very much and lack human spirit.

"...The characters are well rounded. The science is believable and relatable even after half a century...." Read more

"...on the "science" in "science fiction," and the characters are never developed very much, and for these reasons I did not give it a full five stars...." Read more

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"...However, this theme, and richness of characters gets lost subsequently...." Read more

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2001 a space odyssey (novel).
A Great read but low-quality the size of this book is surprisingly small I didn’t know that it supposed to be that small when I check other people picture of this book I saw they have a different cover and then I assume this one is a hardcover so I didn’t know this one is going to be that small in i’m very disappointing but very clever writing by Arthur C. Clarke For the writing I give five star and for the quality I give three stars
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5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best.
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I'm not a fan of the "aliens make ape-men evolve into humans" idea. Sounds too much like Ancient Aliens, though I understand this book was written long before the farcical History Channel TV show. Despite that, I do really like the way the aliens are presented in this book. They aren't guides, they're curious scientists conducting very long-running experiments.
The characters (especially HAL) are good, the plot is interesting, and the pacing is fantastic. This book is an absolute page turner.
Arthur C. Clarke is in good form here. Sometimes his writing is pretty dry, but in this book the writing is exceptional. Just pretend it takes place in an alternate universe where humans didn't stop developing manned spaceflight tech in the 1970's.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Stands the Test of Time
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The Kindle version of this book was cleanly formatted without any noticeable typos, making this a pleasant reading experience in portrait mode. I did notice there were some issues with not allowing for columns for reading in landscape mode on my iPad, but I prefer portrait mode to reading and it was fine with that.

Onto the actual book:

Having seen the film 2001: A Space Odyssey many years ago and being blown away by how powerful it was, and also a bit scared by it. I loved the way it told a story without necessarily explaining everything, and really allowing one's own imagination to fill in some of the gaps. Knowing that there was also a novel, I had always wanted to read it, but never got around to it...upon seeing this Kindle version on sale, I decided to give it a go.

First of all, it was very interesting reading Arthur C. Clarke's introduction at the beginning. Sometimes I don't like reading such introductions because they either somewhat spoil the book you're about to read or don't add a whole lot, but this one was an interesting read for someone who had seen the film but not yet read the novel. I didn't realize that both the screenplay and book were written at the same time...making this a very unique pair as typically one comes before the other...so although this isn't a novel that simply came before a film like many are, or a novelization of a film that had been made (which is typically not worth the time of day to read), it is a novel written by a fantastic science fiction writer inspired by the collaboration of writing the screenplay with Stanley Kubrick.

Much of the book is very similar to the movie, but the way it is written adds many details without being bogged down...this is a very fast-paced read. The writing is focused on the big picture more so than the characters, but the main characters involved in each individual section get fleshed out well enough that it is very gripping to read.

Being written before we'd ever even landed on the moon, it's amazing how well this story stands the test of time. I enjoy stories involving space travel and a lot of times the era something is written can occasionally take you out of the story by laughable concepts or dated science. The feeling I got from this reading was that it explained things in a way that don't date the technology being discussed in any way that ruins the overall story. Although 2001 is 14 years before the writing of this review and clearly many of the breakthroughs and events leading up to this specific story haven't taken place yet or are different than actual history, it is fascinating on some of the things that are part of our reality now...beyond that, this is full of what ifs related to our own existence within a vast universe.

I definitely recommend this reading, whether or not you've seen the film and whether or not you plan to read the rest of the series. I likely will at some point, but this book is great as a stand-alone title.
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4.0 out of 5 stars It helps to read the book to understand the movie.
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I saw the movie, 2001: A Space Odyssey, in 1968 when I was 12 years old. It was as incomprehensible to me as a child, as it was to most adults then. Even so, it was soon considered a classic science fiction film and I have spent most of life not really understanding why. I had heard that the book was much better, but I never got around to reading it until recently. It is, indeed, much better and I think there are several reasons why.

For one thing, the novel was written by Arthur C. Clarke, one of the best SF writers ever. But even so, this novel was written under special circumstances because the story was meant to be a movie from the start--a collaboration between Mr. Clarke and film producer Stanley Kubrick. That collaboration is described by Mr. Clarke in his Foreword to the edition of the novel that I read. He says Mr. Kubrick suggested they start with a novel from which they would derive the screenplay because "...a screenplay has to specify everything in excruciating detail, [and] it is almost as tedious to read as to write."

This is more or less the way it worked out, though toward the end novel and screenplay were being written simultaneously, with feedback in both directions.

That dynamic shows in the book. Though the narrative is engaging, owing to Mr. Clarke's skills, there are sections that seem to be explanatory for the sake of the film. Some of these take the point-of-view of the aliens in general--not of a particular alien character (e.g., chapter 37: "Experiment"). At one point, the narrative even takes the POV of the big monolith Bowman finds on Japetus. And then there are sections that are descriptions of various views in space of suns and moons and planets. They are well-done and intellectually informed, but with only a scant connection to the plot or a character. All these sections seem to be for informing the film producers and for the sake of writing the screenplay. They are informative for the novel reader because they fill in the holes left by the film's ambiguous images, but they lessen the novel's storytelling. They don't lessen it by much, though, mostly because Mr. Clarke was the author.

So the book answers the questions raised by the movie. For instance, it makes clear that the monoliths were tools used by ancient and god-like aliens to influence the evolution of other life-forms. Used on our non-human ancestors of three million years past, it exerted only a small nudge to launch them on the path to the tool-making that promoted the explosion of their intelligence. Understanding that, makes sense of the film's initial scenes of the ape-men and that image of the tossed bone morphing into the space shuttle.

We also better understand why the mission to Jupiter (actually, Saturn in the book) was undertaken. I don't recall whether the movie made it clear that the monolith found on Earth's moon sent a high-powered electromagnetic signal to Jupiter (in the book, it went to Saturn's moon, Japetus) and so prompted the human journey there. It is clear in the book. And the book does contain the sudden shift in narrative from the monolith's signal blasting out into space, to the spaceship, Discovery, as it passes through the asteroid belt. In the book as in the movie, this struck me as too sudden a shift, leaving out a needed bridge. It drops, too suddenly, the POV of Heywood Floyd, whom we had been following since the three million year scene-shift from the group of ape-men. It just doesn't feel right.

Actually, the book did offer a bit of a bridge with chapter Fourteen. There, we see, from the POV of several deep space probes, the flight of the monolith's signal across the solar system. Even a human at the Goddard Space Center is noted, though unnamed, as picking up the signal from the various probes. Then Mr. Clarke sums up the technical observation and dramatic turning point with some smooth, descriptive prose:

...it was as clear and unmistakable as a vapor trail across a cloudless sky, or a single line of footprints over a field of virgin snow. Some immaterial pattern of energy, throwing off a spray of radiation like the wake of a racing speedboat, had leaped from the face of the Moon, and was heading out toward the stars.

The part about the "mutiny" of the HAL 9000 computer in the book is pretty much in sync with what was presented in the movie. The book didn't contain the "lip reading" scene, though, which I thought was a nice touch by Mr. Kubrick. And then HAL's murder of the hibernating crew and attempted murder of Bowman are handled a bit differently, but retains Bowman's surviving for a few minutes in a vacuum without his helmet, and his "lobotomy" of HAL.

The last part of the story, though, is where the book is way easier to follow than the film. This concerns Bowman's investigation of the big monolith he found on the Saturn moon of Japetus and his subsequent capture by it, transport across the galaxy (the monolith is a "star gate"), and finally his transformation into the "Star-Child."

The book makes all this clearer mostly because we have Bowman's inner monologue about what's happening to him, supported by Mr. Clarke's prose exposition. This part contains a lot of those sections where I think Mr. Clarke was explaining things for the sake of the producers, but it still captures the extreme bizarreness of Bowman's evolution/transformation. The reader understands that it is being deliberately done by the aliens. In the movie, that's far less clear. The book notes that Bowman is quickly aware that the "hotel room" he lands in is an artificial construct. He finds proof by examining the objects in the room and from watching the television mounted in the ceiling over the bed. I think the movie would have worked better here for the audience if Mr. Kubrick had incorporated those points.

Finally, because the reader knows that Bowman has been transformed via some speeded-up process of evolution into the Star-Child, the final scene is much less enigmatic. We know that the Star-Child is David Bowman. He has been empowered by being freed from his corporeal body to become a being of energy and taking the form of the Star-Child. He begins to exercise his new power and freedoms and finds he can move across the galaxy at the speed of thought, and so returns to Earth.

All this is depicted in the movie, but not explained. I don't know how many viewers were astute enough to follow that thread.

Now Mr. Kubrick decided to leave his viewers with an artistic image of the Star-Child contemplating Earth. Most viewers were just left in confusion. Mr. Clarke's novel presents a less mysterious ending by keeping the POV with Bowman as the Star-Child and having him save the earth from destruction, making an anti-Cold War statement in the process. And he does this in a final chapter that is less than a page in length. I think it's a much more satisfying an ending.

Overall, I very much enjoyed reading the novel version of 2001: A Space Odyssey. I consider it a better presentation of the story. It contains all the enthusiasm for space age technology that was in the air in the 1960s as a result of all the PR for the "race to the moon." The imagination of that generation was captured by the possibilities of rocket and computer science for enabling space travel and manned missions to the planets. Mr. Clarke's writing reflects that enthusiasm for technology and is amazingly accurate in his extrapolation of it into the future. For instance, he notes the use of personal computers at a time when computers filled rooms. This passage sounds like Dr. Floyd is using an iPad:

When he tired of official reports and memoranda and minutes, he would plug his foolscap-size Newspad into the ship’s information circuit and scan the latest reports from Earth.

In this novel, Mr. Clarke not only makes accurate "predictions" as to future technology, but he expresses his love for it, and for its potential of providing humankind a better future. I remember this attitude and it had captured me in my youth, along with the heady desire for humankind's "leap into space." It is a hopeful attitude of the sort that made Star Trek a modern myth and made Carl Sagan's books popular. Today, it has been frustrated by the US "retreat from space" and the convergence of various calamities, but I think maybe it survives in the current escape into video games. But back then, many good people believed in this mythos of space travel and sought careers in technology to be a part of it. Writers wrote about it, as Mr. Clarke does in this book with passages such as:

When Earth was tamed and tranquil, and perhaps a little tired, there would still be scope for those who loved freedom, for the tough pioneers, the restless adventurers. But their tools would not be ax and gun and canoe and wagon; they would be nuclear power plant and plasma drive and hydroponic farm. The time was fast approaching when Earth, like all mothers, must say farewell to her children.

This was the belief and the hope that is all but squashed now by a space agency that is absorbed by a military pushing for constant war rather than space exploration. And it is apparent that Earth will be more than just tamed, she'll be pillaged and raped. And if any humans make it beyond Earth orbit now, they'll likely be soldiers bent on conquest and exploitation, rather than "tough pioneers" or "restless adventurers."

It is conceivable that the state of real-world technology in 2001 could have approximated what Mr. Clarke and Mr. Kubrick foresaw in their story, but the urge to make profits and subdue and rule the earth took precedence over space exploration. Consequently, there appears little hope for real space odysseys anytime soon. Even if an alien artifact such as the monolith were found, I suspect our rulers' would only be concerned with how to exploit it for profit, or how to militarize it.

Still, I understand now why 2001: A Space Odyssey is considered a classic movie, though I think it takes reading the associated novel to reach that understanding. The novel is a reminder for me of the heady days of the "space age" and the "moon race." I had all but forgotten them in these darker times. It may be that pointing out the gap between human dreams of a bold future, and the reality imposed by rulers motivated only by greed and personal power, is the greatest value of this novel. Sometimes truth-in-fiction comes indirectly.
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5.0 out of 5 stars One of the greats that is time tested.
Reviewed in the United States on July 9, 2023
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If you are looking for titanic battles, this book is not for you. If you are looking for gratuitous sex with green-skinned aliens, this book is not for you. If you are looking for a thought provoking, well written science fiction novel, then keep reading. Arthur C. Clarke gifts the reader with a time-tested novel that drives the imagination. The characters are well rounded. The science is believable and relatable even after half a century.
I’ve seen the movie and this is the first time that I’ve read the book. It was well worth the wait. I will keep this book and pass it on to the next generation so that they can discover something wonderful.
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Jorge Torres
5.0 out of 5 stars Excelente lectura y excelente presentación
Reviewed in Mexico on July 26, 2023
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Reviewed in Brazil on June 25, 2023
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Imperdível para quem curte ficção científica. Um clássico!
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5.0 out of 5 stars This is a truly timeless book
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This book was originally published in 1968. I vaguely remember seeing the movie decades ago. Recently, while looking for something to read outside of my normal “thriller” genre, I saw 2001. For some reason I decided to buy, and wow, was I impressed. You would never know this book was written 52 years ago. It never gets into any intense, edge of your chair type of action, but it somehow maintains a constant pull on your attention, and near the end, it becomes consuming. I really liked this story a lot.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Maybe one of the best SF books
Reviewed in Japan on November 29, 2023
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I have watched the film maybe 20 or thirty times! Although there are some differences between the book and the film, the book is essential in understanding the film. I would recommend reading the book before watching the film. It's a great book. Well worth a read.
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5.0 out of 5 stars 2001. A Space Odyssey (Penguin Galaxy)
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Primero pedir a Amazon que por favor separe las opiniones. Aquí hay opiniones sobre distintos productos, distintas ediciones de un mismo título que nada tienen que ver. Publico esta opinion junto con unas fotos para que la gente que quiera comprar la edición de Penguin Galaxy en inglés vea cómo es el libro.

Segunda petición a Amazon: protejan mejor los libros. Un libro/cómic/manga no es una batidora. Incluso la batidora lleva su propia caja de protección. Los libros no. Lo menos que podríais hacer es ponerles un plastiquito de burbujas porque, como siempre, los libros que compro en Amazon me llegan dañados.

Muy bonito, de tapa dura, no lleva guardapolvo (sobrecubierta).
Cubierta dura de color negro, al tacto se asemeja al cartón o cartulina. Las guardas son rojas. El resto del libro es de un papel de calidad semejante al formato de bolsillo (no tan malo pero casi). No hay ilustraciones. La típica sinopsis del libro no viene en la contraportada (detrás) sino en las primeras páginas dentro del libro. Detrás hay símbolos del mismo estilo que las letras de la portada.
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5.0 out of 5 stars 2001. A Space Odyssey (Penguin Galaxy)
Reviewed in Spain on August 1, 2018
Primero pedir a Amazon que por favor separe las opiniones. Aquí hay opiniones sobre distintos productos, distintas ediciones de un mismo título que nada tienen que ver. Publico esta opinion junto con unas fotos para que la gente que quiera comprar la edición de Penguin Galaxy en inglés vea cómo es el libro.

Segunda petición a Amazon: protejan mejor los libros. Un libro/cómic/manga no es una batidora. Incluso la batidora lleva su propia caja de protección. Los libros no. Lo menos que podríais hacer es ponerles un plastiquito de burbujas porque, como siempre, los libros que compro en Amazon me llegan dañados.

Muy bonito, de tapa dura, no lleva guardapolvo (sobrecubierta).
Cubierta dura de color negro, al tacto se asemeja al cartón o cartulina. Las guardas son rojas. El resto del libro es de un papel de calidad semejante al formato de bolsillo (no tan malo pero casi). No hay ilustraciones. La típica sinopsis del libro no viene en la contraportada (detrás) sino en las primeras páginas dentro del libro. Detrás hay símbolos del mismo estilo que las letras de la portada.
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