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    A Real Surprise
    A Real Surprise
    A Real Surprise
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    A Real Surprise

    By Everard Bromley

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    short story by everard bromley

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherEverard Bromley
    Release dateJun 21, 2015
    ISBN9781310621093
    A Real Surprise
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    Everard Bromley

    Everard Bromley (not my real name, just where my mom was born) (notes on "DIDYMUS") I grew up in South Africa before, during and after the democratic dispensation. After I read the books by Barbera Thiering and knowing about the 'Freedom Struggle' in SA I wondered what and if a similar struggle by Jews during the Roman occupation of Judea would follow the same route and how that would be. (notes on "the BEAST of BIKO BRIDGE") There was genuinely a report in the local newspaper (Daily Dispatch) of number of bodies found where I have located this story. I just let my imagination run wild with the rest of it. (notes on "a Real Surprise) Just a bit of fluff, I was feeling a bit blue for a friend of mine.

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      A Real Surprise - Everard Bromley

      A Real Surprise

      A short story

      By Everard Bromley

      Published by Everard Bromley at Smashwords.

      Copyright 2015

      Everard Bromley

      everardbromley@gmail.com

      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you're reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to

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      This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, brands, media and incidents are either the product of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously.

      The author acknowledges the trademarked status and trademark owners of various products if referenced in this work of fiction which have been used without permission.

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      The Dreaded Early Morning Call

      Dad, Dad! Wake up, there is someone knocking at the front door. The kid said as he entered the bedroom where I was having difficulty surfacing after a late night and early morning bout of drinking with my buddies.

      Where’s mom? I asked, glancing

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