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    "Homicide John": A Short Story
    "Homicide John": A Short Story
    "Homicide John": A Short Story
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    "Homicide John": A Short Story

    By C.E. Paul

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    A short story just in time for Halloween!

    A young cadaver at a Halloween frat party discovers that he can bring himself back to life by consuming the flesh of the living.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherC.E. Paul
    Release dateSep 14, 2014
    ISBN9781311908292
    "Homicide John": A Short Story
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    C.E. Paul

    Eating and writing and drinking and reading and tweeting.

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