Authors: Chuck Klosterman

The Visible Man

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CONTENTS

PART 1: THE TELEPHONE

Chapter 1: The First Meaningful Phone Call

Chapter 2: The Second Meaningful Phone Call

Chapter 3: The Third Meaningful Phone Call

PART 2: THE SECOND INTRODUCTION

Chapter 4: May Ninth (The Revelation)