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[SecretSybil]

Non dirlo a Perussia, se no si intristisce!  :ahah: ...com'? che si chiamava il sito che aveva "pubblicizzato" lui?

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Non dirlo a Perussia, se no si intristisce!  :ahah: ...com'? che si chiamava il sito che aveva "pubblicizzato" lui?

perch? si dovrebbe intristire? ? la stessa cosa (pi? o meno) che fa lui su http://www.phersu.org

[SecretSybil]

Appunto, perch? ? cos? esaltato dalla sua opera, che presentargli un "concorrente" cos? ben organizzato potrebbe far crollare l'immagine fantastica che ha del suo sito (dato che lo nomina ogni cinque minuti)  :happy:  :p

[mahanimj]

Ma questi libri sono solo in inglese?
Sul mulo si trovano anche in italiano...

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Ma questi libri sono solo in inglese?
Sul mulo si trovano anche in italiano...

impara l'inglese..? molto pi? bello leggere le cose in lingua originale..come vedere i film!
detto questo anch'io leggo in italiano per la maggior parte dei cas?...per?....!!! :p