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The Tornado
Kim Neiman / The Pilger Twins
A village clerk in Nebraska leads the charge to rebuild after a catastrophic tornado and becomes the focal point of an international mystery.
Prelude: Twin tornadoes devastate Pilger, Nebraska.
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