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FICTION
A Triumph in Theory
As neither criminal nor pursuer could move far without making a target, it was a test of nerves
April
1
1940
LOUIS PAUL
A Triumph in Theory
LOUIS PAUL
April
1
1940
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FICTION
A Triumph in Theory
As neither criminal nor pursuer could move far without making a target, it was a test of nerves
April
1
1940
LOUIS PAUL
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