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mouth instead of giving her these pills, because
apparently she was having trouble swallowing. Do you remember anybody doing that at all, breaking little
pills and squeezing them in her throat?
A.
No. •
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Q. Okay. On the 29th, Rita writes that Va1eri-
wasn’t of any use —- I am sorry, not Valerie —- Sylvia hasn’t snapped out of it yet, she is very down and very solemn. Could you translate very down and very solemn?
A.
Well, yes, I mean, I remember once where
Sylvia didn’t sleep much for quite -- you know, was probably -- she didn’t have much sleep for some time, and she —— you know, when somebody has been serious, you, know, you feel like a person is very serious. That’s how I would translate it.

Q.
Did you work watches with Rita Boykin or were
you opposite her on the watches?
A.
I was opposite with her on watches. I don’t
think I was with her at any time.
Q.
That’s why I said —- thought it was curious,
it says Valerie and I gave her medication, but it does
have right above it or stuck in between the thing, your indication that she slept about ten minutes, called MLO. And now when you called the MLO, who was that?
A.
Janis.
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