Capote

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of Truman Capote's new work,
In Cold Blood.

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Hello. My name is Truman Capote.

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For this evening's program,
I'm going to read some passages...

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from the first three parts of my new book.

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"The village of Holcomb stands on
the high wheat plains of western Kansas...

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"a Ionesome area
that other Kansans call 'out there. '

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"Until one morning in mid-November, 1959...

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"few Americans, in fact, few Kansans,
had ever heard of Holcomb.

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"Like the waters of the Arkansas River...

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"like the motorists on the highway...

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"exceptional happenings
never stopped there.

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"Perry Smith's voice
was both gentle and prim.

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"A voice that, though soft...

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"manufactured each sound exactly...

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"ejected it like a smoke ring
issuing from a parson's mouth.

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"The four coffins, which quite filled
the small, flower-crowded parlor...

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"were to be sealed at the funeral services...

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"very understandably...

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"for the effect was disquieting.

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"Nancy wore her dress of cherry-red velvet...

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"her brother a bright plaid shirt.

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"The parents were more sedately attired...

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"Mr. Clutter in navy-blue flannel,
his wife in navy-blue crepe.