The fact that he didn't know the dead man from a hole in the ground might help.
And the fact that he wasn't one of her kind didn't help the situation.
The fact that most know little English does not help.
The fact that the army was moving would not help his recovery.
Probably the fact that there were more women than men helped him make up his mind.
The fact that there are 1.86 million more black women than men doesn't help.
The fact that he couldn't have done anything about it didn't help much.
Also, the fact that Opera still has a ways to go probably didn't help either.
The fact that it was nearly dark helped a little.
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