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May 2017

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MARY POSTGATE by RUDYARD KIPLING

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"Mary Postgate" by Rudyard Kipling: In England, during World War I, a caregiver named Mary Postgate takes revenge upon a downed German pilot who had just strafed and killed a young girl in her village. #Kipling #RudyardKipling #ShortStory #MaryPostgate

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