Raskolnikov's Guilt In His Room

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After assassinating the pawnbroker and her sister, Raskolnikov is in his room struggling to sleep that night. When he wakes up the next morning, he begins retracing his clothing and then notices the pawned items he took from the murder. He then rushes through his clothing to make sure that there was no evidence left at all. He finds traces of blood on his trousers, sock and pocket. Nastasya comes into his room and tells him that he has been ordered to the police office. She notices that Raskolnikov is ill and tells him he should not go out, as it could make him feel worse. Regardless, he decides to go down to the police office, noticing that he walks past the street and house of the pawnbroker’s. Now, he thinks about confessing his crime to
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