Posted on 02/25/2005 12:25:26 PM PST by Mr. Mojo
That's possible. Perhaps HST was toying with the idea of killing himself, without really intending to do it -- at least, not right then. Put the gun in your mouth, imagine pulling the trigger, set the gun down. For somebody who spent most of his time on the wrong side of the reality/imagination line, actually pulling the trigger on a sudden impulse doesn't seem all that unlikely...
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