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mysterious-corpse
A body taken from a grave with a strange headstone is central to the conflict and must be returned promptly.
1 chapter across 1 book
Way Station (1963)Clifford D. Simak
Chapter 22
Enoch returns Lucy safely to her family despite prior tensions, confronting her abusive father Hank with a firm warning. He then meets with Claude Lewis, a CIA agent who has taken a mysterious body from a grave, and demands its prompt return, emphasizing the grave consequences of failure. The chapter highlights Enoch's protective nature, his distrust of government interference, and the importance of the missing body to a larger, undisclosed matter.