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An eerie story in which a British schoolmaster suspects foul play in the death of a student. He suspects a mysterious thirteen-year-old that's all I'm telling. - The Mystery Lover's Companion, Art Bourgeau
First publish date: 1964
Authors: L. P. Davies
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