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FICTION
The Hero Worshiped
At dawn these two would meet the same death one of them had witnessed before when his great teacher had been wronged
December
1
1946
GERALD KERSH
The Hero Worshiped
GERALD KERSH
December
1
1946
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FICTION
The Hero Worshiped
At dawn these two would meet the same death one of them had witnessed before when his great teacher had been wronged
December
1
1946
GERALD KERSH
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