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Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:absente, absenc, abstent, assent, sent, agent
- The Strange Case of the Seized Horse
A Port Townsend magistrate attempts to settle a private debt by seizing a horse that didn't belong to the debtor, sparking a procedural standoff.