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CHAPTER 1: (Continued) A Place for the Dead
Deconsecration of burial grounds has gone on for centuries in urban areas. Indeed, in urban centers where land use demand is greatest the number of unmarked human burials yet to be uncovered during subsurface construction may exceed the living population. … Continue reading
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The Most Beautiful Bridges You Never Want to Cross
Because the Himalayas in the vicinity of Nanda Devi are subject to monsoonal rains, there are a lot of streams, rivers, and waterfalls throughout this region. And the unfortunate coincidence of the timing of my trip with the worst monsoon … Continue reading
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Chapter 16: The Process of Elimination
It was Thursday morning at Tootville High School and first period was almost over. Miss Limburger stood writing with great enthusiasm at the blackboard. It seemed to have been an exciting class for her, full of nouns and predicates and … Continue reading
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Chapter 15: Clawed
Night had fallen over Tootville and the magnificent moon was beginning to rise, casting silver half-shadows and gracing the normally drab streets of the town with an otherworldly beauty. Tommy walked through the foyer of the Dinkle home toward the … Continue reading
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Chapter 14: Candy Bar!
Mr. Dinkle stood conversing with an extremely fat man who stood next to a beat-up yellow Volkswagen Beetle in the used car lot. The fat man’s obese wife and overweight son stood beside him, blocking most of the aisle. The … Continue reading
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CHAPTER 1: City of the Dead
“2,000 dead may lie beneath Canal Blvd.” declares a Times-Picayune headline (Figure 1). During a drainage and paving project, a New Orleans’ construction crew uncovered thousands of unmarked burials along a three block section of Canal Boulevard. Splintered coffins, scattered … Continue reading
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Chapter 13: Seven Years of Bad Luck
The lunchroom was jammed with students talking and eating. Tommy was sitting at a table with Spaz and Lardo. Tommy, broken detectacles on the table, faced the lunchroom door. Spaz was munching on a sandwich from a sack lunch he … Continue reading
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Chapter 12: Stop That Alien!
Tommy stood in the main floor hallway of the school near Miss Limburger’s English literature classroom watching the costumed students on their way to class. Flora and Fauna, two cheerleaders dressed in their cheerleading outfits and carrying pompoms, walked down … Continue reading
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Chapter 11: DORK
It was morning in Tootville and the usual slow routine of the Tootville police force had been sadly interrupted. One of their own had fallen. Two police cars and an ambulance were parked on the Tootville Ridge. Captain McBust, a … Continue reading
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Chapter 10: Frijole Delight
The back door to the darkened kitchen opened, a hand reached into the room, flipped the switch on the wall, and the room was bathed in 100 watt light. Tommy, jacket in hand, entered, his filthy tennis shoes still squishing … Continue reading
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