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Longest Way Round is the Shortest Way Home

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Reads 249
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Parts 9
Time 55m

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Thaddeus Gale lives alone with his cat in a cabin in Point Pleasant, West Virginia. He never has visitors, no one has his phone number, and he likes it this way thank you very much. But, his pleasant routine is rocked when friend, former coworker, and amateur paranormal investigator Eliza Byrd tracks him down and ropes him into solving a weird murder in Monongahela National Forest. What will happen if he goes? And what's up with that black ooze in the woods?

A tale of friendship, mystery, and Ulysses by James Joyce.All Rights Reserved

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Prairies of Heart by RoseAshen

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The Silent Shadows by Chercher246

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THE HUNT [Editing] by TomLucasTS

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Prairies of Heart

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