Stone Soup

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A Man of Darkness (July 3, 2020)

A Man of Darkness By Peri Gordon, 10

His hair was darker than dark, his lips always sneering, his nose half as wide as yours or mine. He had a moustache that seemed 50 percent gel, considering the way it would curve upwards, and he hardly ever wore anything but black.