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Fury in the Fifth Level
When the rats begin to leave the mine head, a man’s a fool to set off a dynamite charge
July
1
1948
FLOYD E. WERMUTH
Fury in the Fifth Level
FLOYD E. WERMUTH
July
1
1948
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Fury in the Fifth Level
When the rats begin to leave the mine head, a man’s a fool to set off a dynamite charge
July
1
1948
FLOYD E. WERMUTH
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