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MARRYING THE HANGMAN by MARGARET ATWOOD

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First Line: SHE HAS BEEN CONDEMNED TO DEATH BY HANGING. A MAN
Subject(s): CAPITAL PUNISHMENT; CRIME & CRIMINALS; HANGING; EXECUTIONS; DEATH PENALTY;

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