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| I smiled, because what did I have to fear? I welcomed the men. I told them that the scream was from my dream, and that the old man was away in the countryside. I guided my visitors around the house. I told them to search, and to search well. Finally, I guided them to his room. I showed them his valuables, safe and unmoved. Very confidently, I brought chairs into the room and offered them to sit down and relax, while I, feeling victorious, placed my chair above where the victim's corpse lay.
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| colspan="2" | Mi le tabasum, koski mi le hare keto cel na befobi? Mi le bonatagi manixu. Mi le loga tas ete ki ayay le sen kos
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| The officers were satisfied. My manner had convinced them. I was singularly at ease. They sat, and while I answered cheerily, they chatted of familiar things. But, ere long, I felt myself getting pale and wished them gone. My head ached, and I fancied a ringing in my ears; but still they sat, and still chatted. The ringing became more distinct;—it continued and became more distinct. I talked more freely to get rid of the feeling, but it continued and gained definitiveness—until, at length, I found that the noise was not within my ears.
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| "Villains!" I screamed, "Stop pretending! I admit the crime! Remove the boards! Here, here! It's the beating of his terrible heart!"
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