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In this gripping episode of Suspense, titled The Man Who Went Back to Save Lincoln, a historian named Tom is presented with a groundbreaking opportunity to travel back in time. The story unfolds on the eve of Abraham Lincoln's birthday, as Tom reflects on the profound impact Lincoln's assassination had on American history. Professor Hodges, the inventor of a time travel device, proposes that Tom could enter the mind of a man in the past, allowing him to influence events and potentially save Lincoln from his tragic fate.
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