We slay with sayings.
Words cutting like knives.
Blood spatter.
Someone lying on the floor.
A pool of blood.
The plot thickens.
Whodunit?
Was it Jack, Bobby, or Johnny?
Too many to choose—
A red herring shows its face.
Yet nothing falls into place.
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