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23172	Bierce, Ambrose	The Damned Thing 1898, From "In the Midst of Life"			.txt	text/plain	3309	218	84	By THE light of a tallow candle, which had been placed on one end of a rough table, a man was reading something written in a book. The person reading was a trifle different; one would have said of him When the coroner had finished reading he put the book into his breast The coroner was apparently not greatly affected by the young man's coroner lifted his eyes and said: "We will resume the inquest." "Relate the circumstances of this man's death," said the coroner. "The bushes were now quiet, and the sounds had ceased, but Morgan was as The coroner rose from his seat and stood beside the dead man. "Gentlemen," the coroner said, "we have no more evidence, I think. "I should like to ask one question, Mr. Coroner," he said. "Mr. Harker," said the coroner, gravely and tranquilly, "from what his body the book was not put in evidence; possibly the coroner thought	./cache/23172.txt	./txt/23172.txt