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Reply Fri 14 Apr, 2006 04:54 am
"He wished it was within his means to kill the man"

"he" probably has t a gun, but "the man" has a companion, and they are all armed. So is the meaning: he wished it was possible?
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Reply Fri 14 Apr, 2006 05:05 am
Yes, he wished it was possible...that he had the ability to...kill the man.
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