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Tale told by a quiet Scotch trooper unable to write but who told tales enthrallingly from photographs. Cain and Abel tale: a 40ish man brings his brother out to help on his prosperous farm but they have a falling out, the recent arrival blinding his brother with a blow. The elder refuses to prosecute but casts his brother out. The exile kills his older brother and attempts to take his place but a town ragamuffin, the victim's daughter and her fiancee with the trooper foil him ... (PB)
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