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    Real Country Dark
    Real Country Dark
    Real Country Dark
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    Real Country Dark

    By Emil Metallic

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    Faced with starvation, an alcoholic recluse ventures out in search of food.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherEmil Metallic
    Release dateMar 8, 2022
    ISBN9781005065607
    Real Country Dark
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    Emil Metallic

    Emil Metallic writes stories based on people and places he knows or has known. Names are changed to protect the author.

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      Real Country Dark - Emil Metallic

      Real Country Dark

      By Emil Metallic

      Copyright 2022

      Smashwords Edition

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      I was never much given to towns and such. Especially after prohibition. Before that I’d hike into town, about five mile from here, three or four times a month just to sit in their bar and drink store bought whiskey. Even in winter if it wasn’t too cold, or the snow too deep. After the bars closed I couldn’t see much point and only went if I had to. I never did understand that prohibition. It ain’t like closing a few bars

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