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this opening line we can assume Hazel wrote the poem. We can conclude
that, since Hazel and Kinbote are the same person and Kinbote wrote the com-
mentary while Hazel wrote the poem, that everything was written by Hazel. To
conclude, the whole book is written by Hazel, and Kinbote and Hazel are the
same person.
Although the
other three interpre-
tations put up a
good argument,
there just was not
enough clues to put
them as the top dog or Nattochdog of the Zemblan Ping Pong Tournament.
Clearly, the interpretation with the best argument and most clues is Hazel and
Kinbote being the same person, consequently making Hazel the author. This
why it won the Zemblan Ping Pong Tournament today..
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