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Someone tipped over the trash cans on Birch Lane overnight. Mr. Ellis says he was home awake.

Mr. Ellis says

“I was reading in my den. I lit a candle in a jar and screwed the lid on tight so the cat couldn't knock it over, and it glowed all night.”

What gave Mr. Ellis away?

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Detective Riddle: Someone tipped over the trash cans on Birch Lane overnight. Mr. Ellis says he was home awake. Mr. Ellis: "I was reading in my den. I lit a candle in a jar and screwed the lid on tight so the cat couldn't knock it over, and it glowed all night." What gave Mr. Ellis away?
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