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On November 8 and 9, the Chronicle received a letter from the Zodiac each day. The first was a 340-character cipher. The second included another piece of Stine's shirt; a seven-page letter claiming police had stopped and talked with him three minutes after he shot Stine; and a schematic drawing of his "death machine," which was made to blow up large objects such as buses.

On December 20, Belli received a Christmas card from the Zodiac at his home that included another piece of Stine's shirt and the claim that he wanted help from Belli, ending with:

"Please help me I can not remain in control for much longer."

Belli attempted to get the Zodiac to contact him again, but nothing happened. Some speculate that the card was written during a moment of clarity, while others believe it was another attention-getting hoax by the Zodiac.

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