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been a wake-up call, a reminder that violence and evil can exist in even the most314Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdHoLfHDBlh
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beginning of another. He would spend the rest of his life in prison, cut off from the314Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡivcnwWz8Qv
out-side world and from the people he had hurt. But he would also spend that time314Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbYy3yje59S
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the end, the case of Mark and Rachel left behind a complex legacy, one that would314Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCeUHxq51Tg
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