The Tiger's Wife
Why do Dure and his men break the thighbones of the body they dig up?
Why do Dure and his men break the thighbones of the body they dig up?
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The thighbones were broken in order to keep the body from walking in death..... to keep it from bringing illness to the living.
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The Tiger's Wife, pg. 236
