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everyone has their folding-point, Miles. Their mortal vulnerability. Some just keep it in a nonstandard location.

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For your fourth consoling thought, I would point out that in this venue," a wave of his finger took in Vorbarr Sultana, and by extension Barrayar, "ac...more

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When you give each other everything, it becomes an even trade. Each wins all.

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The really unforgivable acts are committed by calm men in beautiful green silk rooms, who deal death wholesale, by the shipload, without lust, or ange...more

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Barrayar is bred in my bones. I cannot shake it, no matter how far I travel. This struggle, God knows, has no honor in it. But exile, for no other mot...more