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September 23rd. Journal entry one. I'm Liz Parker and five days ago I died. After that, things got really weird....
— Liz • Roswell

Behind the line May contain spoilers.
Our reading
An editorial interpretation.
Liz opens her journal by giving the date and calling this entry one. Then she drops a shocking line: she died five days ago. The casual diary tone against that news sets up the promise that things got weird.
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