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The Damned Thing: 1898, From "In the Midst of Life"
by Ambrose Bierce
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- CEFR level
- C1
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- 4 chapters
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About this book
In a remote wilderness cabin, a coroner and locals gather around a mysterious death as a visiting writer prepares to testify about the strange, possibly supernatural circumstances surrounding the victim's final moments.
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