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American author Eleanor H. Porter referred to a desk in her novel, Pollyanna; “On the big, flat-topped desk in the middle of the room you'll find a telephone.”
American author Jack London referred to a desk in his novel, John Barleycom; “Soon I found myself, seated at my desk in the midst of my thousand words, looking forward to that eleven-thirty cocktail.”
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