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Grenouille's hatred of humanity, while not surprising (considering his upbringing and early adulthood), is so complete that he retreats to the farthest point he can to get away from the smell of human beings. This takes the form of a seven-year...
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Grenouille waits for Laure and her father at an inn called La Napoule.
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The fact that he ends his killing spree with another redhead isn't something that is planned. She was only a child, and he found her by sense of smell..... her looks had nothing to do with the reasons he chose her.
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