Who Is The Mysterious Soldier Island In 'And Then There Were None'?

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The story by the name of And Then There Were None is a particularly interesting, and entertaining fictional story. The story is set in England, on the mysterious Soldier Island, where many famous celebrities and rich people lived there from time to time hosting parties and living out their lives. The story begins with ten guests being invited to stay on the island by several mysterious acquaintances that claim to know each of them through separate occasions. Each of the ten guests invited come from different ways of life, some successful, and some ordinary. However, as they come to find out shortly upon arrival on Soldier Island, they were all chosen from one relating detail: They were all associated with a murder or even caused it. As the

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