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the jury, find the defendant, Mark, guilty of all charges,” she declared. The room231Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzEMM02LS8y
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of Mark’s former colleagues. They had all testified to Mark’s increasingly231Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Px9EKUxVk
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history and his messages to Rachel. They painted a picture of a man who was obsessed231Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgr1chrXrf9
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