“Where did you go?” “Out.” “What did you do?” “Nothing.”

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Smith, Robert Paul.

“Where did you go?” “Out.” “What did you do?” “Nothing.” /

Robert Paul Smith ; drawings by James J. Spanfeller.

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1. Smith, Robert Paul—Childhood and youth.

2. Authors, American—20th century—Biography.

I. Spanfeller, James J., 1930– II. Title.

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