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    The Fear
    The Fear
    The Fear
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    The Fear

    By Mark James Wooding

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    A wealthy couple open their home to a few less fortunate individuals, but things don't work out the way the hosts anticipate.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMark James Wooding
    Release dateNov 20, 2010
    ISBN9781301435357
    The Fear
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    Mark James Wooding

    Mark James Wooding began his working career as an unskilled laborer. In the opinion of those with whom he has most recently worked, the term 'unskilled' still applies. It's the 'laborer' part they question.Mr. Wooding currently lives with his family in Henrico, Virginia, and will probably continue to do so until the authorities find him.

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      The Fear - Mark James Wooding

      The Fear

      by

      Mark James Wooding

      Copyright 1987 Mark James Wooding

      All Rights Reserved

      Distributed by Smashwords

      ******

      Death: the great unknown. One of the greatest fears in life is that of death. No one living knows what happens afterward. The only trips are one way. What makes it so frightening? Everyone must die, so why put oneself through so much anxiety beforehand? Maybe it's simply the fear of the unknown. Perhaps it's fear of eternal punishment. Maybe it's the apprehension that death may be what it appears to be: the cessation of conscious existence. Or possibly it's just instinct. Who can say for certain why it is such a fearsome thought? Certainly not I; nor can I claim that I've never felt the terror which strikes the heart of man when death is near, which brings me to my story.

      My life has been a fortunate one, and from my birth I've never wanted for anything

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