Letters By Harvey Weddell

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Please don’t send any more letters to any of my family members. They are all just as grief stricken as I am over this matter. We are meeting up regularly to allow me to get what I need to get off my chest. Family support is the best therapy at this time. I have that support in place.
However, there was something odd about this note. Firstly, the average length of the sentences used in this note and other notes written by Garry Weddell contained approximately 9-12 words per sentence. In contrast, previous notes by Sandra contained longer sentences that had twice as many words than Garry’s. for example, at one point, she had written a letter to her child’s school in connection with the lapse in their security arrangements regarding the collection

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