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What did the doctor and his wife stumble upon? Why did he utter the words "... please excuse me_"?

When the doctor and his wife stepped out of their house, they tripped over the head of a dead man. A gate had fallen over him and killed him during the explosion. The doctor was shocked to see the head of a man lying in the ground. He felt sorry for the dead man.


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