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The murders a8 aed of Ge ut of being ete Aes abt gol dei ithe shape fw Bot of ppychomacin: “Es tol god ru song ime, hale Bath wap donc lve thee thing, 1 Ie” (9) The murder neal Snes any meponiley Bene Be wae“be Mia Moe Baie pone 9 Ba en eats ha eel nr si ay | toc w inden plmare Bang ced wih the perspective of «emi ‘tc ht ely er eo pine domemar, the rysucyeurald cl ‘Shite oe few mse the our ap iy wo eee ep ero ape td emt mere rise confess mrt hem td (ihm oe stn “wih meting ike sae” GT, een ce inti “Tesi pegs meal um fon ee canton wih a appari t Cum ah Coles Bears “A Chinas Cara 181), uth ee ‘send el mae sen The ri-Vitran mir conven 0 hay ad [Frew sages mea a cal san come oy byte whe ‘Since mp fo th tem of eplertin. The te Viton poke ‘Mth har nh ut hs gia is ein he tc of om {ntl erg dsl I Seven sy kes are ‘eltaes pra oun cam, nich doe se rel 3 tr ood Shenae on which eves por mu get bu wll mete Asie hs su ad misery oe see As He whee tein Brough 6 ry tin sve en dominsegtte Kid of maal econorny cn Swen mal ns ad alg Io pata wet mare by com {rotor dt tates, female ces em a itv Bt mac tle Ph pagers ae owls le crc who face i {ties hy sim inp hi eicome stan. They a Lieven seo derby ple and ccamaanes, bo thee Th aleve onl neta arlene These ne Vier ies pee (Motaten shih elt sane te an the macro fore REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING ier ue in 200) "ae i ie tia ee vi 0a ag uel Jatt a os Sone Uap Pe ce ee Charing Mane ru MSs Came Sl Caco EL Soy The Bata" ond be Sri 9 aaa ome a te wie ee oc ne en ay ene measly on Cmte ca erie any an