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And All the Earth a Grave, by
Carroll M. Capps (AKA C.C. MacApp) This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org
Title: And All the Earth a Grave
Author: Carroll M. Capps (AKA C.C. MacApp)
Release Date: October 22, 2007 [EBook #23146]
Language: English
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AND ALL THE EARTH A GRAVE
BY C.C. MacAPP
ILLUSTRATED BY GAUGHAN
There's nothing wrong with dying--it just hasn't ever had the proper sales pitch!
It all began when the new bookkeeping machine of a large Midwestern coffin manufacturer slipped a cog, or blew a transistor, or something. It was fantastic that the error--one of two decimal places--should enjoy a straight run of okays, human and mechanical, clear down the line; but when the figures clacked ou