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Something to keep in mind, especially if you've only read through the main arcs one time, is that '''the story actively lies to you'''. Re-reading early arcs such as {{onikakushi}} with the context of later arcs provides an entirely different understanding of the truth of what is happening. If you are, at any point, confused by the literal events being presented, keep the following factors in mind:
*Every single member of [[the club]] (except [[Rika Furude]]) is infected with [[Hinamizawa Syndrome]] and is prone to extreme paranoia. This results in unreliable narrators who will mistakenly present paranoid delusions to '''you, the reader''', as if they were facts.
**While Rika is incapable of being paranoid like the others, her nigh-immortality and mental stress drives her to do things that may be considered extreme in normal circumstances, especially if she feels that she has already failed her mission in a particular fragment and needs to move on to the next one.
*[[Shion Sonozaki]] and [[Mion Sonozaki]] ''can'' and ''will'' try and assume the other's identity if they feel the need to. This can apply for simple reasons such as romantic manipulation or more serious ones such as
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