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    City of Refuge
    City of Refuge
    City of Refuge
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    City of Refuge

    By Dwayne Phillips

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    Mike Hatfield was innocent of all wrongdoing. The McCoys didn't care. They claimed he hacked the sensors and the justice system. The Judge advised him to seek safety in a City of Refuge.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDwayne Phillips
    Release dateApr 6, 2013
    ISBN9781301023752
    City of Refuge
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    Dwayne Phillips

    A systems and computer engineer since 1980. A short story fiction writer.

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      City of Refuge - Dwayne Phillips

      City of Refuge

      Dwayne Phillips

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      City of Refuge

      Speak to the children of Israel saying, Appoint out for you cities of refuge, whereof I spake unto you by the hand of Moses: That the slayer that killeth any person unawares and unwittingly may flee thither: and they shall be your refuge from the avenger of blood. - Joshua 20:2-3, King James Version

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