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Tom Brown’s Body, Chapter 7: The Wake
“The people of the town are calling us and saying, ‘Do we have a monster that lives in our community?’ I wish I could give them solace.”
How Did a Florida Man Become the Face of the Texas Republican Party?
Texas GOP chairman Allen West is at war with the governor and in love with the camera.
Tom Brown’s Body, Chapter 6: The Thicket
“I'm like, ‘What in the heck is that?’ So, I walk around some shrubs, and as I get closer, I can see that it kind of looks like bone.”
Tom Brown’s Body, Chapter 5: Unusual Suspects
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