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It was only later, in her new, darker rooms above the banking house, that she realized it didn’t matter how loud she screamed or how violently she wep...more

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Death, however clearly foretold, still came unexpectedly.

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I choose not to believe in any gods as an act of charity,” Marcus said. “Charity toward whom?” “Toward the gods. Seems rude to think they couldn’t mak...more

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I think the world is often like that.” “Like what?” “Comic, but only at the right distance.