Source: The Lies of Locke Lamora (2006), Chapter 6 “Limitations” section 2 (p. 330)
“Beppu (n.)
The triumphant slamming shut of a book after reading the final page.”
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The triumphant slamming shut of a book after reading the final page." by Douglas Adams?
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