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A fisherman tests his homemade fish-spotting device on the Rogue River and hooks a steelhead that speaks through his earphones. The catch argues with him, criticizes his technique and proposes a bargain. What began as an ordinary fishing trip becomes a contest of persuasion between a stubborn angler and his equally stubborn prey.
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A New York salesman steps into Ganymede House, a shop whose unusual merchandise appears to come from another world. He chooses a salt cellar as a present for his wife, only to find that it behaves in ways no household object should. When he tries to return to the shop, locating it becomes a puzzle of its own.
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Constance Sprague's engagement to Lynn Holt draws her into a family intent on preserving its reputation. When her widowed mother's friendship with John Barse becomes a subject of gossip, Constance faces demands that test both her loyalty and her love. The story examines what happens when a marriage is expected to satisfy an entire family.
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Sakima es un niño ciego al que le encanta cantar. Cuando el hijo de un hombre rico desaparece, Sakima quiere acercarse al padre para aliviar su tristeza con una canción. El relato sigue su decisión de ayudar, aunque los demás duden de lo que puede hacer.
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En una venta de las afueras de Sevilla, el narrador conoce a Amparo y al hijo del ventero. Años después regresa al lugar y descubre cuánto ha cambiado. Los recuerdos de una jornada alegre dan paso a la historia de una separación y sus consecuencias.
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Jenara de Baraona participa en las intrigas absolutistas que rodean la intervención francesa de 1823 en España. Sus gestiones políticas se mezclan con la búsqueda de Salvador Monsalud y con los sentimientos que la unen a él. La novela sigue a sus personajes entre persecuciones, alianzas y enfrentamientos durante el final del Trienio Liberal.
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Durante una cacería, Fernando persigue a un ciervo hasta una fuente que su montero le aconseja evitar. Allí cree descubrir unos ojos verdes que no consigue olvidar. La atracción por una mujer misteriosa lo lleva a regresar al agua pese a las advertencias.
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En Sevilla, los vecinos se reúnen en Nochebuena para escuchar al organista ciego maese Pérez. Su música llena la iglesia de Santa Inés y despierta la admiración de todos. Cuando el músico ya no puede ocupar su puesto, el sonido del órgano empieza a rodearse de misterio.
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Shirley Mason hopes to build a marriage with Kent while continuing her work in interior decoration. His flirtations and the traces of another woman make her question the trust their life together requires. A mocking stage performance sharpens her doubts about what a wife is expected to accept.
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Jessie Dealey is nursing a dying woman when she becomes involved with Robert Walsh, a married farmer. A visit to his pregnant wife forces her to confront the promises he has made and the different futures the two women fear. Their encounter exposes the strain his conduct places on both their lives.
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Traveling salesman Connor arrives in Springfield late at night and asks where he can get a quiet meal. A hotel clerk sends him to a small restaurant known for serving customers with special diets. An unpleasant steak and an increasingly strange conversation make Connor suspect that the staff have mistaken him for someone else.
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Edward Falkland survives in a deserted city after plague and war, sheltering in a hospital while hungry dogs gather outside. Fear and isolation have made him hostile to the animals around him. An encounter with a wary Great Dane challenges that hostility and the habits on which his survival has come to depend.
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Florence Barker grows restless in her comfortable home while her husband Howard travels for work. The attentions of Roy Osney, a younger aspiring performer, offer excitement and lead to a request for money. Florence must decide how much she understands about the man she admires and the marriage she takes for granted.
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In prison, Luis hears Old Juan describe a cell where a hidden scorpion is said to kill its occupants during the night. When the guards move him there, the story becomes a threat he cannot put out of his mind. Alone in the darkness, he listens for movement and tries to endure until morning.
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After her death, Mona Wilson wakes in a gray world that resembles her former roominghouse. Bells, repetitive work and unfamiliar devices regulate life there, but the routines offer her little comfort. Her attempts to escape raise troubling questions about whether death has changed the conditions she wanted to leave behind.
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