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Tales of laughter and tears, love and loss...
Tales of old and young, rich and poor, the best and the worst...
Tales of lies and truth, selfishness and sacrifice, loyalty and betrayal...
O'Henry's stories are set in mansions and slums, teeming cities and desolate frontiers. Stories of grand adventure, thrilling romance, gripping suspense, hilarious comedy. Stories about turns of fate, twists of destiny, accidents of chance...and always. always, endless...
22) Typhoon
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A sudden drop in atmospheric pressure alerts the Nan-Shan's captain, Mac Whirr, that the weather was turning nasty. The ship was on her way from the south toward the treaty port of Fuchau, with cargo in her holds and 200 Chinese coolies on board, when the typhoon struck.
