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of increasing intensity to his wife, Cindy, a second infraction to him, and the third the both of them. A fourth infraction would involve beatings to his son, and subsequent infractions would result in more trips to the shock room with higher voltage, and more painful beatings of his son and wife.
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2657:Anthologies
2559:Desperation
2520:The Shining
2390:Screenplays
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1636:Desperation
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1449:Firestarter
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1217:Gray Matter
1203:The Mangler
1158:Night Shift
441:James Woods
415:Adaptations
383:", where a
376:Night Shift
278:blue-collar
198:lung cancer
131:Night Shift
82:Night Shift
72:Publication
62:short story
28:Short story
2880:Categories
2694:Worlds and
2343:On Writing
2313:Nonfiction
1933:Fairy Tale
1189:Night Surf
1092:No Smoking
1049:1305841402
779:2023-08-30
773:Gallup.com
716:2023-08-30
559:References
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483:surrealism
393:nightmares
324:Roald Dahl
244:diet pills
191:New Jersey
99:Media type
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2574:The Stand
2512:The Stand
2489:Teleplays
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939:Boogeyman
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466:The Ledge
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161:Catâs Eye
156:anthology
104:Paperback
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2365:Faithful
2095:Roadwork
1768:11/22/63
1746:Duma Key
1603:Insomnia
1094:. India.
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725:cite web
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453:New York
389:insomnia
237:enforcer
176:, is at
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2771:Related
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2117:Thinner
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925:2798622
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