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1 Wanda visits her husband, attempting unsuccessfully to shoot him.
2 He sees Bunny Junior attempting unsuccessfully to squirt a seagull with water from a drinking fountain.
3 Ten years after his recovery, he astounded many by forgiving his attacker and attempting unsuccessfully to prevent his execution.
4 He walked up behind her and gently patted her behind as she jumped and then grinned, attempting unsuccessfully to look reproachful.
5 Carlton Waters had been convicted of the murder of a neighbor and his wife, and attempting unsuccessfully to murder both their children.
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