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Question
Answer the following in about 40-50 words:
Describe the pirate who comes through the window.
Solution
The pirate who planned to raid Belinda's home held a shining cutlass between his teeth and held two pistols in each hand. He was dressed in all black, and one of his legs was a wooden stump.
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