The Poet's Cry
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-A POEM IS THE VERY IMAGE OF LIFE EXPRESSED IN ITS ETERNAL TRUTH-
- Percy B. Shelly
The story of a series of murders surrounding a poem by Vernon Scannell called "A Case of Murder"
Come along on the journey to find answers and love.
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