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FICTION
A Pretty Good Shot
A story with a catch in the ending and perhaps, for some who read it, a catch in the throat
August
1
1934
MANUEL KOMROFF
A Pretty Good Shot
MANUEL KOMROFF
August
1
1934
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FICTION
A Pretty Good Shot
A story with a catch in the ending and perhaps, for some who read it, a catch in the throat
August
1
1934
MANUEL KOMROFF
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