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Nel pomeriggio fu trovata morta alla bancarella dei dolci, accanto al carrello dei popcorn. Quattro persone le erano state vicine, e ciascuna fece una breve dichiarazione – trova quella che era sola con lei.","rules":{"standard":["Ogni <b>riga</b> e ogni <b>colonna</b> contiene esattamente <b>una persona</b>. Appena piazzi qualcuno, sbarra tutta la sua riga e la sua colonna.","<b>«Accanto»</b> = direttamente a sinistra, a destra, sopra o sotto, e <b>nella stessa zona</b>. Le caselle con oggetti (lo sportello dei biglietti, l’albero, il palo centrale, il carrello dei popcorn e l’aiuola) non possono essere occupate; i cavalli della giostra e la panca sì.","L’assassino era <b>solo con la vittima</b>: nessun altro si trovava in quella zona."],"special":[]},"roleNames":{"visitor":"visitatore","staff":"addetto della fiera","victim":"vittima"},"personGroups":[{"id":"visitors","name":"Visitatori","persons":["A","B","V"]},{"id":"staff","name":"La gente della fiera","persons":["C","D"]}],"map":{"groups":[],"gaps":[],"areas":[{"id":"Ticket Booth","cells":[[1,1],[1,2],[2,1]],"fill":"#eadfcb","pattern":"planks","labelAt":[2,1],"name":"Biglietteria"},{"id":"Carousel","cells":[[2,2],[2,3],[2,4],[3,1],[3,2],[3,3],[4,2],[4,3],[4,4]],"fill":"#f3e0c9","pattern":"boards","labelAt":[3,2],"name":"Giostra"},{"id":"Lawn","cells":[[1,3],[1,4],[1,5],[2,5],[3,4],[3,5],[4,5],[5,4],[5,5]],"fill":"#e0edcc","pattern":"marble","labelAt":[3,4],"name":"Prato"},{"id":"Sweet 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