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What do the two snowflakes at the end mean?
Erika Breezy (Sustainably.Spooky) When he was younger he associated snow with freedom, the only time he was happy during the one month that his father was away. When the detective star…moreWhen he was younger he associated snow with freedom, the only time he was happy during the one month that his father was away. When the detective started reading the diary, he felt relieved. So the last paragraph, catching snowflakes is about him feeling free of the guilt associated with being the catalyst to Alices downfall and ultimately coma, same freedom he felt when he was a kid.(less)
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The Silent Patient
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