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Chronicle of a Death Foretold
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The town's anticipation of a murder and its aftermath are vividly recounted in Gabriel García Márquez's "Chronicle of a Death Foretold."

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The fact that the Vicario twins were going to kill Santiago Nasar was an old story to me.

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He was a familiar enemy who had reappeared in my life after many years.

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The truth is that she didn't even think about it until her husband pulled out his belt.

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She turned away from the mirror and saw him.

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He was more moved by the devotion with which she was going to face death.

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He knew that the good reputation of the family was in his hands.

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He didn't want to stay single for the rest of his life.

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marriage

She said it to distract him, but it was a fatal distraction.

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They were all searching for the captain to tell him the news.

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It was a death foretold.

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