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Pie
2 years ago
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Please answer this quickly. This assignment is urgent. Ransom of Red Chief.

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kipiarov [429]2 years ago
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2nd question is - irony is because the readers would assume that the kid would be scared and the kidnappers would be okay with what they're doing. it was the opposite. the kid didn't want to go back home, and the kid nappers were annoyed with the kid.

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