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Christmas Eve Narrow Road Tale Ends in Murderer Jailed
A narrator recounts a dangerous Christmas Eve journey home fraught with quarries and a near-fatal ambush. After a brutal hand to hand struggle on a narrow path above a quarry, he overpowers the attacker, ties him, and summons help. The assailant is jailed for life.
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