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adog could want:abest friend,a warmhome,good food.The trouble is thatAlaric doesn't want to be a dog;hewants to be a person.  \nHis best friend isn't so happyabout this,but she finally agrees tolet him lead a person's life.The catchis that he has to do everything a per-son does,not just the good things.So Alaric begins his day by makinghis bed,then cooks breakfast andwashes the dishes,then rides the sub-way to work—and soon discoversthat being a person isn’t the treat hethought it would be.  \nThe Trouble with Alaric is JaneWilliamson's first book.  \n# THE TROUBLE WITH ALARIC\n\n\n|  |\n| --- |\n\nStory and pictures byJANE WILLIAMSON  \nCopyright ◎1975 by Jane WilliamsonAll rights reserved  \nLibrary of Congress catalog card number:75-17772Published simultaneously in Canadaby McGraw-Hill Ryerson Ltd.,TorontoPrinted in the United States of AmericaFirst edition,1975  \nCall Number        公EAccession Nmlber181,437Price                           4.98   \nOKEFENOKEE REGIONAL 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