Chapter Two
In the Name of Love
I was a lonely man. That turned out to be a dangerous state. My name is Nathan Barrett and I failed at marriage twice. I have reached the ripe old age of forty five years and I’m seeking another mate. I’m average height. By most women’s standards, I’ve been told that I’m handsome.
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I met my first wife while in college studying biology. She took a lab where I was an assistant. I notice her sitting in the back of the room dissecting a squirrel. She had raised her hand to ask the professor a question. The professor was busy with another student. He asked me to see if I could assist her. When I approached her, the first thing I noticed was she had removed the squirrel’s head and tail. The torso of the animal was open. Its intestines were spread about on t
