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The stories, written (mostly) between 1956 and 1960, were also previously unpublished. They are titled: "Saint Jig", "O.K. Herb, O.K. Flo", "Signals", "Polly", "A Hundred Suits from Russia", "Ceremonies", Mister Euemer
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