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Vincent Napoli
. . . looking for the first time at a
tremendous black shadow that
seemed to dominate
tongue and head.
APRIL 16:
I must find some way of expressing myself and the truth. There is a conspiracy against me that is threatening my
absolute ruin and has left me utterly confused. This confusion, however, does not apply to those forces against me, for I know who they are. Mr. George, my competitor in the grocery business, is one of them. As I gave him the Keys to my store he tried to look grave but inside of him there was a laughter; a laughter directed against me. In his eyes was a triumph and even in his fanged smile I could detect a terrible appetite finally appeased. He had fought me,
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