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Mrs. Upshaw

Mrs. Upshaw is recorded in 1 distinct story.

A woman both Ben and Sheila know, brought up during discussion of Games advances. Sheila says she looked awful in black. Widowhood is suggested but not asserted as an established fact.

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The Running Man

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Ben invokes Mrs. Upshaw while discussing advances; Sheila responds with a recollection of her dressed in black.

The Running Man ↗By Stephen King · writing as Richard Bachman