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Meet the Women Knitting Sweaters and Destroying Lives Online -- Kate Lindsay

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The One Book So Controversial That Stephen King Pulled It From Publication -- Jack Hamilton

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The Original Movie Is History's Best Stephen King Adaptation. Now This Century's Premier King Adapter Offers an Exciting New Vision. -- Jack Hamilton

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