{"id":1229,"date":"2026-01-03T21:19:57","date_gmt":"2026-01-03T21:19:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/epub-book.com\/download\/the-thief-of-always-barker-clive\/"},"modified":"2026-01-03T21:19:57","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T21:19:57","slug":"the-thief-of-always-barker-clive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/epub-book.com\/download\/the-thief-of-always-barker-clive\/","title":{"rendered":"The Thief of Always – Barker, Clive"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Harvey, Half-Devoured<\/p>\n

The great gray beast February had eaten Harvey Swick alive. Here he was, buried in the belly of that smothering month, wondering if he would ever find his way out through the cold coils that lay between here and Easter.<\/p>\n

He didn\u2019t think much of his chances. More than likely he\u2019d become so bored as the hours crawled by that one day he\u2019d simply forget to breathe. Then maybe people would get to wondering why such a fine young lad had perished in his prime. It would become a celebrated mystery, which wouldn\u2019t be solved until some great detective decided to re-create a day in Harvey\u2019s life.<\/p>\n

Then, and only then, would the grim truth be discovered. The detective would first follow Harvey\u2019s route to school every morning, trekking through the dismal streets. Then he\u2019d sit at Harvey\u2019s desk, and listen to the pitiful drone of the history teacher and the science teacher, and wonder how the heroic boy had managed to keep his eyes open. And finally, as the wasted day dwindled to dusk, he\u2019d trace the homeward trek, and as he set foot on the step from which he had departed that morning, and people asked him-as they would-why such a sweet soul as Harvey had died, he would shake his head and say: \u201cIt\u2019s very simple.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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