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andEl ginTa ylor.El ginwast hes howman, t
hef aceoft hec ircus, whi l
ePhi neast ookc areof
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alwa yskeept hos ewhohadpot ent i
alasent ertainersar ound.
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attempt edt oki l
lhi sbr otherus ingdar kmagi c.
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ing( XGt Epg .150, orEEPCpg . 15), Phi neasat tempt edt oki l
lhi sbr other .Whent hes pell
wasc ast,howe ver,El gindi dnotdi e, butwasc ursedi ns tead. Hi sbodyl ookedl ikeaghos t
,
hisc ons ci
ous nes swasi mpac t
ed, andhi sbodyv anishedi ntot heEt her ealPl ane, ast he
spe l
lwasmi scas ted. Phineast oldt hec ircust roupet hatEl ginwasdeadandt hathehad
dealedwi t
ht hec orps e.
Bec omi ngt hene wr ingmas ter,Phi neaswasr es pec tedbyt her es toft hec i
rcus ,though
theyf earedhi m, ands omemember shadas trongf eelingt hatPhi neashadahandi nt he
deathofEl gin.
Shor tlyafterEl gin’sdeat h, amy steriousfigur es tartedt obes eeni nt hes hows .
Whene veranac twoul dgowr ong ,therewasar epor tofas trange, my sterioushuman-
oidfigur ewal kingar ound. Thisfigur ewasknownasTheShadow.
Who, orwhat ,coul dbet heShadow?Andwhatar ei tsmot ivat ionsf ors abot agingt he
circus?Thes ear eans wer st hepl ayer smus tfindout .