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100 1 _aMiller, Lewis
245 1 4 _aThe Haunted Sentry Box of Porto Rico
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2010
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2010-10-31
508 _aProduced by Suzanne Shell, Jana Srna and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
520 _a"The Haunted Sentry Box of Porto Rico" by Lewis Miller is a short story written in the early 20th century. This intriguing tale blends elements of adventure and supernatural mystery, revolving around the enigmatic disappearance of a sentry and a priest in the old fort of San Cristobal in San Juan, Porto Rico. The narrative evolves through the recounting of local lore and personal encounters, highlighting themes of betrayal, revenge, and the weight of guilt. The story unfolds through the perspective of a narrator listening to Juan Cordo, an old storekeeper who narrates the unsettling events surrounding the haunted sentry box. At its core is the tale of Pedro Delvarez, a soldier who, wronged by his enemy Torcas, finds himself accused of a crime he did not commit, leading to a violent confrontation that takes a tragic turn. As Delvarez adopts a new identity and lives in obscurity, he grapples with the past and the lingering issues of vengeance and remorse. The climax reveals the fateful connection between the characters, culminating in a powerful twist that emphasizes the overarching theme of divine justice. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aShort stories
653 _aPuerto Rico -- Fiction
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/33898
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