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Scenes From Life's Stage A Cautionary Tale On Omens
A working couple in Dumfries Street near Finsbury Park recount a superstition about a loose horseshoe as a string of unlucky events unfolds. Dawson’s fear of omens linked to a horse shoe leads to a fatal accident on a country road, harming his fate and provoking a widow’s lingering dread of the omen.
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Dumfries Street
Finsbury Park
James Dawson
Fleet Street
Westgreen Road
Mr. Dawson
Dawson
Mrs Dawson
Jim
Mra Dawson
Ardon
Tam
Farringdon Street
Moorgate Street
M& Splendil
Jenkins and Riddles
Mrs. Dawson
Bean
Dumfties Street
London
Ron Kow
Bob
Mr. Lawson
Taxson
Marlshire
Dee
Herusband
Simpson's
Lizzie
James
Stimpson
Sandybeach
Slowchester
Ewin Tx Chesso
Sony
J. Stimpson