Американские боги
Chapter 8
Thefirstisbetweenthefourthandfifthintercostalspacesatthemedialborderoftheleftbreast,twopointtwocentimetersinlength;thesecondandthirdarethroughtheinferiorportionoftheleftmid-breastpenetratingatthesixthinterspace,overlapping,andmeasuringthreecentimeters.Thereisonewoundtwocentimeterslongintheupperanteriorleftchestinthesecondinterspace,andonewoundfivecentimeterslongandamaximumofonepointsixcentimetersdeepintheanteromedialleftdeltoid,aslashinginjury.Allthechestwoundsaredeeppenetratinginjuries.Therearenoothervisiblewoundsexternally."Hereleasedpressurefromthefootswitch.Shadownoticedasmallmicrophonedanglingabovetheembalmingtablebyitscord.
"Soyou’rethecoroneraswell?"askedShadow.
"Coroner’sapoliticalappointmentaroundhere,"saidIbis."Hisjobistokickthecorpse.Ifitdoesn’tkickhimback,hesignsthedeathcertificate.Jacquel’swhattheycallaprosector.Heworksforthecountymedicalexaminer.Hedoesautopsies,andsavestissuesamplesforanalysis.He’salreadyphotographedherwounds."
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