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Benji: Good day everybody and welcome to Verona News. I am your anchor Benji Durkin. Today’s top story is: Montague-Capulet brawl leads to deaths.
The citizens of Verona were terror struck by the sight of the scene. There were two dead bodies lying side by side on the pavement, blood everywhere. The two lifeless corpses belonged to Tybalt who is a cousin to the Capulets and Mercutio, who is related to the Prince.
Now we have an exclusive interview with Benvolio, who is an eyewitness to the brawl. Welcome Benvolio.

Benvolio: Hello Benji, I am very happy to be on the show today.

Benji: We are very happy to have you. So, please tell us what happened at this terrible fight.

Benvolio: Well Mercutio and I were just having a conversation and then

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