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There are also bits of information from the American Geoscience Institute, clips from a transcript of public radio’s “Marketplace” and “literary references to Steve Morgan’s ‘The Sasquatch Companion.’” The result is a patchwork of voices chiming in and fading away, a chorus that cuts tension and deflates suspense. In a story that sidesteps high-stakes conflict, this tension has space to dominate the page. President Nixon names Congressman. Their shock is compounded by Julie’s wretched smell and the fact that her teeth keep falling out. But when John Hoyland attacked John Lennon's politics in a radical paper, he didn't expect the fiery Beatle to rise to the bait", "Jagger vs Lennon: London's riots of 1968 provided the backdrop to a rock'n'roll battle royale", "Robert F. 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