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    For Whom the Bells Jingle
    For Whom the Bells Jingle
    For Whom the Bells Jingle
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    For Whom the Bells Jingle

    By H. K. Hillman

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    A short story about a future Christmas.

    The Christmas festival has been overwritten by successive religions over many centuries so it's not surprising that the Cult of the Green God has its own version. Cold and harsh and deadly. Will you see it in your lifetime? Maybe...

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherH. K. Hillman
    Release dateDec 14, 2016
    ISBN9781370143771
    For Whom the Bells Jingle
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    H. K. Hillman

    Author, owner of Leg Iron Books and co-editor of the Underdog Anthologies.

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      For Whom the Bells Jingle - H. K. Hillman

      For Whom the Bells Jingle

      a short story by

      H. K Hillman

      Smashwords Edition.

      Copyright H. K. Hillman, 2016.

      Cover image copyright H. K. Hillman 2016

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      This is a work of fiction. Characters, names, places and incidents are either the product of the author’s imagination or are used in a fictitious context. Any resemblance to any persons, living or dead, or to

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