title: The Art of Bloodletting
author:  Stephen Williams 
description: Stephen Williams is the greatest janitor to ever live and the most eligible bachelor in the Mojave Desert. He has a degree in creative writing from the University of California, Riverside and more than a dozen published stories to his name. Villipede Publications released his debut novel, AMONG THE RUINS, in 2015. THE ART OF BLOODLETTING is his first screenplay.
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  Helen Allan
  
  Gypsy Blood
  
  Love Bloody Hurts
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  First published by Helen Allan in 2018
  
  Copyright © Helen Allan, 2018
  
  All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored, or
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  Contents
  
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  [Preface](index_split_006.html#filepos4953)
  
  
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  [Chapter 1](index_split_007.html#filepos6226)
  
  
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  [Chapter 2](index_split_008.html#filepos19895)
  
  
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  [Chapter 3](index_split_009.html#filepos43749)
  
  
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  [Chapter 4](index_split_010.html#filepos66895)
  
  
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  [Chapter 5](index_split_011.html#fi