The Fourth Horseman
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Pestilence used to be a big character in folk tales and an even bigger one in everyday life. Today we don't like to think that we are walking memories of past plagues. But, this book, with all of its blood, guts and sex, is a reminder that no matter how pervasive the illusion, the Fourth Horseman of the Apocalypse always takes his quarter. Drawings.
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