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The Wheels of Illusion A Study in Speed Mania
A narrator recalls Shellcraft, a speed-obsessed car enthusiast, who writes of a deadly fixation with speed. His letter reveals a mind unhinged by motor rage, culminating in a fatal crash at Land's End as pursuit by friends ends in tragedy.
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St. George’s Hospital
Haymarket
Automot‘le Salon, Limited
Shellcraft
Shelleraf
Fiat
Daimler
Marlow
London
Surrey
Paddington
Bracken Hall
Merton
Mr. Shellcraft
Sheilcraft
Bath Road
Exeter
Reading
Marlborough
Bath
Taunton
New London
Dartmoor
Launceston
Okehampton
Bodmin
Helston
Sennen
Great Western
Land’s End
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