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 \nVisit our website athttp://www.pinnaclebooks.com  \nMONSTER  \nSteve Jackson  \nPinnacle BooksKensington Publishing Corp.  \nhttp://www.pinnaclebooks.com  \nThis book is dedicated to my parents,who were always there tturn on the lights and chase away the monsters when I was a chiWhat I know of love,honor,truth and sacrifice,I learned firsfrom those two good people.  \nSome names have been changed to protect the privacy of inviduals connected to this story.  \nPINNACLE BOOKS are published by  \nKensington Publishing Corp.850 Third AvenueNew York,NY 10022  \nCopyright 1998 by Steven Jackson  \nAll rights reserved.No part of this book may be reproduin any form or by any means without the prior written consof the Publisher,excepting brief quotes used in reviews.  \nIf you purchased this book without a cover you should be awthat this book is stolen property.It was reported as \"unsand destroyed\"to the Publisher and neither the Author norPublisher has received any payment for this \"stripped boo  \nPinnacle and the P logo Reg.U.S.Pat.&TM Off.  \nFirst Printing:November,199810987654321  \nPrinted in the United States of America  \nChapter One  \nMarch 28,1993—Somewhere in the mountains west ofDenver,Colorado  \nIt was sometime after 2 A.M.when the small car pulled intothe gravel turnoff from the highway and rolled to a stop withits lights out.A dark figure emerged from the driver's door,pausing a moment to make sure he was alone on the mountain-side.  \nThe night was bitterly cold,and the wind howled like wolves,rattling the tall dry grasses that poked through the snow.A streamrushed noisily over rock in the valley below,invigorated by thespring thaw.  \nRock,bush,and tree cast black ","cbCaibCSsRfUN7xi","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaibCSsRfUN7xi","pdf",26062912,548,"English","# Chapter One\n## March 28, 1993 — Somewhere in the mountains west of Denver, Colorado","[{\"question\":\"What happens to Mary Brown after she accepts the ride?\",\"answer\":\"Mary loses her bearings as they drive through the dark streets, and Luther takes her to a dead-end location. 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