Twelfth Chime
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April 29th, 1890 is a day no one wants to be around.
Word is that the Blood Brothers, two of the most notorious twins in the Wild West, have teamed up with The Outsiders (a gang who's famous for robbing banks and stage coaches), and they have no good intentions. In fact, they've set up a mass raid at Gunbrook, a town that's known for its riches. But everyone is too frightful to stop them.
All but a strange team of 6 men.
A bandit, a gunman, a bounty hunter, a sheriff, a cowboy and a US Marshal. Approximately 800 souls counted on them.
They have 3 weeks to travel nearly 1,000 miles by horse.
Can they save the day?
Or will they let everyone down?
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