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The narrator explains how he came up with the idea of mudering the old man.
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The narrator says he'll tell his story to prove he's sane.
The narrator spies on the old man while he sleeps. -
The next day he concentrated more on the idea, deciding the positives sides of how he may benefit.
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The narrator would go into the old mans chambers and watch him while he slept.
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The old man heard noises from the narrator and awoken from his sleep questioning what had frightened him.
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The narrator kills the old man by dismembering his body parts and hiding them under the floor boards.
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A suspicious neighbor complains, and three policemen show up at the narrators house to investigate.
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The narrator invites the policemen in to investigate while being entirely calm.
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The narrator becomes ancy with guilt and pressure.
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The narrator breaks and announces to the policemen than he murdered the old man and hid his body under the floor boards.
