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y did michael kill himself again


yeah the post heading says it

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Because he didn't.

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uhh....he was a kid. He didn't think it would hit the guard rail and he probably wouldn't have even have known to move if he knew the electric line would hit it.

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Even if the thought had occurred to him, he really didn't have time to react. I wouldn't call it suicide either.

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Yeah, he didn't kill himself. He's supposed to be fairly spaced out as a character. Even in the book, he's only really thinking of Wendy and is aware that he needs to stay away from the wire. There is also a futher explanation of why the guardrail is a conductor. If it had been completely metal and in the ground, he'd been alright, but because it was not, he dies. I highly recommend the book.

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Spoilers in the title headings are always nice. You didn't even manage to spoil it correctly.

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Well said, MeanerWithTheScenery.

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