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Question
What were the circumstances that led to Aksionov’s imprisonment?
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Solution
Aksionov had left the inn at the dawn. He was intercepted by the police. A blood-stained knife was found in his bag. So, the police arrested him accusing him of murdering the merchant who stayed in the same inn where he had stayed.
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