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In the Midst of Life

by Ambrose Bierce

A collection of Ambrose Bierce’s American Civil War stories, psychological dramas, and satirical tales.

Themes: Fiction · Drama

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The first page of war: not a gunshot, but a sentinel's breath. He is asleep — a crime punishable by death. And he has betrayed his own home. On this cliff, duty and survival tilt together. Are you ready to walk into that moment of choice?

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