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Morell's House in New Orleans--The Cruel Redeemer Lazarus Mo

This place is surrounded by the authorities when the owner is accused of planning a slave revolt.

Zhu-Jiang River, in China--The Widow Ching

This locale is where a pirate fleet attacks villages. Villages are burned and looted, and their inhabitants killed or sold into slavery.

Rivington Street, Manhattan, New York--Monk Eastman

This place is the scene of a night-long gang fight. The politicians demand that such blatant fighting be stopped, but the title character refuses, so he is arrested.

The Castle of Ako--The Uncivil Teacher of Court Etiquette

Kira Kotsuke no Suke goes to this place in Japan to teach the lord of the place social manners. Here, Kira Kotsuke is assaulted and in response, the lord is compelled to commit suicide.

The Shining Face--Hakim, the Masked Dyer of Merv

This object is covered because all those who see...

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