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we just didn’t know how many terrorists

we just didn’t know how many terrorists we had out there so a slow methodical

we had out there so a slow methodical

we had out there so a slow methodical search for evidence was underway I think

search for evidence was underway I think

search for evidence was underway I think we all realized we had a job to do and

we all realized we had a job to do and

we all realized we had a job to do and that was to get whoever was responsible

that was to get whoever was responsible

that was to get whoever was responsible for blowing up a city the Aurora hands

for blowing up a city the Aurora hands

for blowing up a city the Aurora hands and knees were covering physical

and knees were covering physical

and knees were covering physical evidence and we’d come across a hand or

evidence and we’d come across a hand or

evidence and we’d come across a hand or a or a lake and that was really tragic

a or a lake and that was really tragic

a or a lake and that was really tragic fellow-citizens legs and arms and hands

fellow-citizens legs and arms and hands

fellow-citizens legs and arms and hands you know I can train you for that at

you know I can train you for that at

you know I can train you for that at least three people have died including

least three people have died including

least three people have died including an eight-year-old boy more than a

an eight-year-old boy more than a

an eight-year-old boy more than a hundred 40 other people there were two

hundred 40 other people there were two

hundred 40 other people there were two bodies that were left at the scene we

bodies that were left at the scene we

bodies that were left at the scene we had a young boy later determined to be

had a young boy later determined to be

had a young boy later determined to be about eight years old and a young woman

about eight years old and a young woman

about eight years old and a young woman about 21 or 22 so one of my officers

about 21 or 22 so one of my officers

about 21 or 22 so one of my officers went into the restaurant and took

went into the restaurant and took

went into the restaurant and took tablecloths off the restaurant tables

tablecloths off the restaurant tables

tablecloths off the restaurant tables and brought them out and finally respect

and brought them out and finally respect

and brought them out and finally respect for the bodies with tablecloths over the

for the bodies with tablecloths over the

for the bodies with tablecloths over the kids

most of the men mayor fathers and they

most of the men mayor fathers and they could only empathize with the victims

could only empathize with the victims

could only empathize with the victims parents and siblings so the decision was

parents and siblings so the decision was

parents and siblings so the decision was made that we would just stand by the

made that we would just stand by the

made that we would just stand by the guide ‘less taking turns to stand vigil

guide ‘less taking turns to stand vigil

guide ‘less taking turns to stand vigil all of these two young people until they

all of these two young people until they

all of these two young people until they could be properly removed

could be properly removed

could be properly removed I remember the news being very specific

I remember the news being very specific

I remember the news being very specific that the bomb had gone off in front of

that the bomb had gone off in front of

that the bomb had gone off in front of marathon sports looking at my phone I

marathon sports looking at my phone I

marathon sports looking at my phone I finally put it together literally her

finally put it together literally her

finally put it together literally her text message was I am in front of

text message was I am in front of

text message was I am in front of marathon sports

I distinctly remember realizing that she

I distinctly remember realizing that she probably was killed in the blast

and I think at that point I really was

and I think at that point I really was taken back that I had just met this girl

taken back that I had just met this girl

taken back that I had just met this girl and that she had just been taken from my

and that she had just been taken from my

and that she had just been taken from my life everybody’s in shock you could see

life everybody’s in shock you could see

life everybody’s in shock you could see the terror that was created here in the

the terror that was created here in the

the terror that was created here in the city by this bomb I was haunted by the

city by this bomb I was haunted by the

city by this bomb I was haunted by the possibility the more bombs could go on

possibility the more bombs could go on

possibility the more bombs could go on that was a potential possibility until

that was a potential possibility until

that was a potential possibility until we arrested the subjects we didn’t know

we arrested the subjects we didn’t know

we arrested the subjects we didn’t know who the perpetrators were what their

who the perpetrators were what their

who the perpetrators were what their reasons were no one had taken

reasons were no one had taken

reasons were no one had taken responsibility frankly we didn’t know

responsibility frankly we didn’t know

responsibility frankly we didn’t know whether it was over what’s next you know

whether it was over what’s next you know

whether it was over what’s next you know what’s next for Boston and what’s next

what’s next for Boston and what’s next

what’s next for Boston and what’s next for somewhere else in the country I mean

for somewhere else in the country I mean

for somewhere else in the country I mean it was unknown you can do that in the

it was unknown you can do that in the

it was unknown you can do that in the Boston Marathon you can do

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