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damage to the dress

A close-up of the damage to the dress
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The Suspects

Now we have seen the evidence we need to consider the possible causes. Our intelligence has narrowed the lists of suspects. Click on the agent you think caused the damage to the figure.

water
 		 Probably not - there are no straight tears or rips, and human input would not explain the brittle fibres or black pellets.

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fire
 		 Pests: Could an insect or animal have caused the damage?
 
physical force
 		 Physical force: The figure may have been dropped or crushed - could this have caused the damage we see?
 
contamination
 		 Contamination: Has a chemical, possibly in the wool or the wood, caused the material to become brittle and shred?
 
temperature Temperature: Could very high or very low temperatures have caused the shredding?
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