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Message: <blockquote data-quote="cybertalus" data-source="post: 1505213" data-attributes="member: 4400">A wager.  The deceased is notable for his many exploits where he seemed to have cheated death.  So as a sort of a joke a local bookie began to take wagers on what it would take to finally kill him.  But now that he has died the bookie needs to know how it happened so he knows who won the bet.A wager #2.  Two grumpy old so and so's each declare that they'll outlive the other.  When their boasting threatens to come to blows, someone convinces them to settle it with a wager stating that half the worldly goods of the person who dies first go to the one who is still alive, but only if the death isn't caused by foul play.  Now that one of them is dead his family is accusing the other one of having him killed.Accusations of murder.  The deceased was not liked and had recently been in heated arguments with at least half a dozen people, including one very strange traveller who was seen to smack the deceased with his bare hand and then remark that it would now only take the merest of thoughts to kill him.  Although the deceased was bad news, the local authorities still need to determine a cause of death, as accusations of murder are being levelled against everyone who had a disagreement with the deceased.Accusations of murder #2.  The deceased was a dignatary from a foreign country on the brink of war with the local country.  The foreign government, who had been promised the dignatary's safety while he was involved in delicate negotiations, is furious at the death and is demanding an explanation.Too Young to Die.  The deceased was an apparently healthy young adult whose death shows no sign of foul play, accident, or disease.  The grieving family begs for someone to figure out the cause of death so they can try to ease their pain.We're at War!  The Royal Intelligence Service has heard rumors that the enemy have been developing a new, untraceable means of assassination.  When a poor street urchin turns up unexplainably dead, they want the death looked into quietly.</blockquote>

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