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	Thai American Lerpong was guilty for posting his translation on the excerpts from a banned book, &ldquo;The King Never Smiles&rdquo; on the Internet.</div>
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	His posting was done under the pseudonym of Sin Sae Jiew. The book was written by American journalist Paul Handley.&nbsp;</div>
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	The court cited Lerpong&rsquo;s confession as ground for leniency to halve the orignal imprisonment of five years.</div>
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