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FICTION
The Jumping-Off Place
Lost in the Taquamenaw wilderness, their ammunition spent, the hunters prayed that rescue would come soon
May
1
1944
CLAY PERRY
The Jumping-Off Place
CLAY PERRY
May
1
1944
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FICTION
The Jumping-Off Place
Lost in the Taquamenaw wilderness, their ammunition spent, the hunters prayed that rescue would come soon
May
1
1944
CLAY PERRY
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