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Part One: How L. Ron Hubbard Lied His Way to Godhood

Behind the Bastards

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The Story of Elrond Hubbard

Elrond Hubbard's first wife, Polly filed for divorce on the grounds that her husband had abandoned her and their children. She had no idea he was already married to somebody else. His family was furious about this because his mom and dad had been taking care of his first wife and their kids and putting them up. This is kind of when his aunt Marnie soured on him. "We loved him as a child, but he's a perfect stranger to us now"

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