in order: Throat, gum, sugar, blood, sun
they were listed this way on his notepad,
as he walked around the victim
he listed all of the things he noticed
the things other people missed because they weren't looking
the girl was lying in a field
clear as day, cold and stiff
throat (cut, longways, which was different)
gum (some sort of pink bubblegum, probably)
sugar (specks of it in the corner of her mouth, why ?)
blood (a pool of it, due to several stab wounds)
sun (why leave her out in a field with so many trees nearby?)
in order
the detective made notes to himself
it would help him organize his thoughts later, when he was by himself
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