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The Upas Tree: A Christmas Story for all the Year

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The story follows a married couple whose domestic peace is unsettled by a suave, manipulative relative; the husband, torn between artistic devotion as a writer and musician and loyalty to his wife, confronts temptation, misunderstandings, and moral tests. Episodes move through private tensions, a fog-enshrouded arrival, strained friendships, and symbolic confrontations centered on a mysterious upas tree and a cherished figure called the Infant of Prague, leading to revelations, a Christmas birth, and eventual reconciliation that examine trust, integrity, and redemption.

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A Christmas Story for All the Year

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