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William Mancher

The physician who volunteered to play corpse in a wager of endurance, a decision whose discretion—or indiscretion—may decide whether anyone survives the night.

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Also known as Mancher, Dr. Mancher

First appearance: i one does not always marry when insane

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A physician present at the gathering; jokingly volunteers to be the corpse.
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Mancher agreed to be the "subject" in a wager testing whether a man could endure hours alone with a dead body, and his willingness to rise from the dead and explain matters is the only escape hatch Helberson and Harper…

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DHDr. HelbersonMHMr. HarperMJMr. JaretteHBHerman BrayleWMWilliam Mancher

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