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Vera's And Then There Were None

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And Then There Were None Vera finds a poem in her room about little soldier boy, which foreshadows the coming deaths and sets the mood. The guests are at dinner when they realize that none of them actually knows the mysterious person who invited them to the island, which is one of the first signs that something is not right. At dinner, a voice accuses each guest of a murder, and everyone realizes they may have been invited to the island for more sinister reasons than they previously believed. Anthony Marston chokes to death after his drink is poisoned, and the guests decide to ignore the fact that someone poisoned the drink, showing that they are still hopeful the situation can be resolved easily. After Mrs. Rogers dies in her sleep, Lombard

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