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Copyright © 2018 by Charles Johnson
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Johnson, Charles, 1948– author. Title: Night hawks : stories / Charles Johnson. Description: New York : Scribner, 2018. Identifiers: LCCN 2017061759| ISBN 9781501184383 (hardback) | ISBN 9781501184390 (tp) Subjects: | BISAC: FICTION / Short Stories (single author). | FICTION / African American / General. | FICTION / General. Classification: LCC PS3560.O3735 A6 2018 | DDC 813/.54—dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2017061759
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