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Weapon Makers

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                                              Weapon Makers      The intermittent whirring of tires crossing the metal grating of the drawbridge outside of Craig Snyder’s apartment was irritating him.     The bridge connected Atlantic Highlands, NJ, to Sandy Hook National Park. Craig’s small apartment complex was next to the bridge on the Atlantic Ocean side of the Navesink River. His apartment was on the third floor, very close to the bridge.    He lay there awake in the dark with the bedroom window open. He had gotten used to the whirring, and the more rhythmic distant waves crashing on the beach, but something had awakened him and now they were just annoying.    He opened his eyes and stared at the ceiling, thinking that he should get up and get a drink of water.   After he stood up, he slowly realized that the ...
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The Mystery of Jack the Ripper Solved! Excerpt

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                                    London Town, England 1888 The Victorian Era-when there was an army of police on the streets, punishments were harsh, and murders were few and far between.     London began as Londinium, founded by the Romans about AD 43 as a strategic trading port on the River Thames. Laid out with roads, walls, and a bridge, it quickly became a bustling commercial hub of Roman Britain.     By 1888 it was the largest and most powerful city on Earth. A vast landscape of brick, stone, and industry stretching along the winding banks of the River Thames. Nearly five million people lived within its limits. From above, the city seemed endless— rooftops crowded tightly together; church spires and brick factory towers rising above a sea of buildings that extended mile after mile in every direction. From dawn until late in the evening,    London Bri...
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