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Is there a typo on page 349 of my (hardback) copy? Shortly after they sent word that there would be a second trial, the news has "Photograph of Luther Amos Dunphy. Photograph of Augustus Dunphy, MD. Side by side like estranged brothers..." Is this intentional? As in the news photographs were making some kind of point?
Judith Mine too. It's definitely a mistake. I think of a typo as a misspelling or a juxtaposed letter but this is a mistake. (Augustus Dunphy!?!?) And I too …moreMine too. It's definitely a mistake. I think of a typo as a misspelling or a juxtaposed letter but this is a mistake. (Augustus Dunphy!?!?) And I too noticed that the little hairbrush the kind teacher gave to Dawn went from pink to blue. I felt like I was watching the scene in "Sleeping Beauty" where the fairies are changing her dress color. (less)
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