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The story is about John Coffey a seven foot tall black man who has magical healing powers and is accused of raping and killing two little girls. He gets sent to prison to be executed and meets the head guard Paul he is the narrator of the book his wife has a brain tumor and he has a urinary tract infection john Coffey heals both of them. John also meets William the man who did the crimes he got accused of. William is in prison for a different murder that he did After John Coffey heals Paul’s wife and Paul he gives the brain tumor to Percy Wetmore the guard that tries to annoy and make everyone mad. Percy goes crazy because the brain tumor and kills William with a gun he then passed out and went into a coma. John Coffey had to be executed.The

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