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“Martinsson was at the other side of the table, watching him. ‘He knows exactly what’s going on inside my head at the moment,’ Wallander thought, 'and he agrees with me, whether I speak up now or hold my tongue.” quote by Henning Mankell — Download Open image

““Martinsson was at the other side of the table, watching him. ‘He knows exactly what’s going on inside my head at the moment,’ Wallander thought, 'and he agrees with me, whether I speak up now or hold my tongue.””

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