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John W. Salvage

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	SNAFU: Dead or Alive by Geoff Brown (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Amanda J. Spedding (Goodreads Author) (Editor), James A. Moore 4.41 avg rating — 74 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Beautiful Darkness by J.E. Feldman (Goodreads Author), Natalya Monyok, Trisha Slay (Goodreads Author) 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2022 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Valhalla Adventure Game it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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THE HUNGER SHRINE: A small town deputy and a medical examiner inspect oddly arranged skeletal remains. As the snow melts, revealing more of the ghastly m

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