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The Curse of Pietro Houdini
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The Tower
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DC Power: A Celebration
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The Mayor of Maxwell Street
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The Woman with a Purple Heart
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The Koro Riots
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The Sugar Palace

'Where've you been?'

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The Tea Ladies

From the moment she steps out into the laneway before her morning shift, Hazel Bates, tea lady at Empire Fashionwear, has the curious feeling of being watched.

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Black Sheep

George Wakefield was an enigmatic figure to most, even something of a mystery.