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Alexandru Rusu, Short Prose, Group II

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Alexandru Rusu is participating in the 5th International Literary Creation Competition from Chisinau, Republic of Moldova and is 14 years old. He is guided by Mrs. Prof. Viorica Curmoiarțev, at the „Mihail Sadoveanu” Theoretical High School. We thank him for his participation and wish him success.

   Winners are dreamers who never give up

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