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The Westing Game

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The delivery boy in The Westing Game is described as "uncommon-looking" primarily because he is sixty-two years old, an unusual age for someone in that role. This description emphasizes the oddity of...

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Otis is upset with Crow because he thinks she's lost their clues. However, Crow is insistent that she remembers them all. Even so, Otis is concerned that someone will find them.

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As Otis Amber enters Shin Hoo's Restaurant, a bomb explodes in the kitchen. This homemade bomb, hidden in a can labeled "monosodium glutamate," is set off by a color-striped candle timed to ignite at...

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