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Could you ever imagine killing yourself?. The sniper was that civil war and he almost gets killed multiple times. Liam 0 by the car and his enemy sniper on the other side of the street he kills the car person then the enemy sniper. He walks to the other side the snipers dead body and he realize he killed his brother. Liam O,Flaherty shows us that war kills family's.


On a rooftop near O,Connoll Bridge A republican sniper lay watching. he gets shot at by the car.
A bullet for land itself against the parapet of the roof. Fear because he got shot at.

When he pretends to die and shoots his brother.
He starts shooting at the other sniper. The sniper raised sniper and fired. It's violence because he’s shooting.


The steam develops when

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