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Submitted to Contest #321
The police of Clearwater had never quite known what kind of crime was in their town. Usually, they just handled lost hikers in the nearby woods, and property disputes turned violent. Every so often though, something big would happen. This was one of those times. Captain Walter Johnson sighed as he read through the case file again rubbing his temple. This one was going to give him a headache, he just knew it. They hadn't seen a murder this gruesome in years, and that one made the news. Why did it have to be him… Henri. Walter hardened his fac...
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