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           Hestareddownathisfather’sbodylyingfacedownonthetarredstreet,lyingnowinwhatseemedtohimablackishlakeofblood.Freddiewentintophysicalshock.Peopleeddiedoutagainandsomeone,seeinghimstarttosag,ledhimtothecurbstoneandmadehimsitdownonit.AcrowdgatheredaroundDonCorleone’sbody,acirclethatshatteredwhenthefirstpolicecarsirenedapaththroughthem.DirectlybehindthepolicewastheDailyNewsradiocarandevenbeforeitstoppedaphotographerjumpedouttosnappicturesofthebleedingDonCorleone.Afewmomentslateranambulancearrived.ThephotographerturnedhisattentiontoFreddieCorleone,whowasnowweepingopenly,andthiswasacuriouslycomicalsight,becauseofhistough,Cupid-featuredface,heavynoseandthickmouthsmearedwithsnot.Detectiveswerespreadingthroughthecrowdandmorepolicecarswerecomingup.OnedetectivekneltbesideFreddie,questioninghim,butFreddiewastoodeepinshocktoanswer.ThedetectivereachedinsideFreddie’scoatandliftedhiswallet.Helookedattheidentificationinsideandwhistledtohispartner.InjustafewsecondsFreddiehadbeencutofffromthecrowdbyaflockofplainclothesmen.ThefirstdetectivefoundFreddie’sguninitsshoulderholsterandtookit.ThentheyliftedFreddieoffhisfeetandshovedhimintoanunmarkedcar.AsthatcarpulledawayitwasfollowedbytheDailyNewsradiocar.Thephotographerwasstillsnappingpicturesofeverybodyandeverything.