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Just Getting By

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The Father, The Son, and The Holy Guitar

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Shipwrecked

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Ticket to Hell

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The Best Road to Life

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Sounds in the Night

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Life Saver

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Trust Me

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The Yellowskins

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Bond of Crimson

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Life Saver

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Strength

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The Cost

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People who Care

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Mystery, Kansas and ” The Case of the Missing Bus Money”

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Cara’s Conundrum

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A Curse and A Prayer

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My Cold, Dead Carcass

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Time Will Tell

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A Place of His Own

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Flesh-Eater

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#MeThree

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Too Soon

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The Cocktail Dress

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Prisoner

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The Offer.

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Til Death Do Us Part

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Tamar’s Counsel

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The Fork

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The dignity.

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