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Billy Martin was fifteen years oid， and already he
was a repulsive littie toad. That meant that when he
grew tip， he ;night graduate to a fuit-tledged snake--if
he grew up.
Which right now looked doubtful because Billy
Martin was in jail， charged with the murder of his
parents， wl~om he had bludgeoned to death while
they slept in their home in the Detroit suburbs.
The judge who handled the youth s arraignment
was Wallace Turner， a notorious bleeding heart who
could somehow find， in his speeches， some reason to
blame society for every crime committed against it.
The press covering the arraignment winked at each
other， knowing that Billy would not only be released
without bail; he might very we!l get a medal from
Judge Turner tk)r not killing his parents earlier. After
all， it must have been their fault that their son was a
murderer. But Turner surprised everyone. He ordered
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