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1 story matching mortem
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:morten, morter, mort, morteni, morti, mortal
- The Ghost of Third and Pike
A Seattle resident recounts a chilling, post-mortem promise kept by a friend who returned from the beyond to answer questions about a late-arriving train.