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The Death Ship

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B. Traven
B. Traven

B. Traven was a German-born American novelist known for his mysterious identity and rich literary works. His real name remains unknown to this day, but his books were widely popular in the mid-20th century, particularly for his adventure and detective novels. more

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“there is one demon loose upon the world who spends all his infinite time and energy on the devising of all the vicious little coincidences which confound mankind. his specialty is to confront the unwary with coincidences so eerie, so obviously planned by a malevolent intelligence, that time itself comes to a full stop and his victim stands transfixed by a conviction of unreality, while in infra-space, the demon hugs his hairy belly, kicks his hooves in the air, rolling and gasping with silent laughter.”