# Ursula Barton reads "A Riff on the Harper Contract"

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## Resource

Ursula Barton reads Post 12, "A Riff on the Harper Contract," which Ursula K. Le Guin posted on January 18, 2011. The original post can be read at www.ursulakleguin.com/blog/12-a-riff-on-the-harper-contract Ursula Barton's website is www.ursulabarton.com

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