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Many things have broken him. He holds himself together with spit and endless smiling, but all can see the cracks. You, though; you are dented, bruised...more

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And Mother does not hate her; actually, she fears Damaya. Is there a difference? Maybe.

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...she wonders why a part of her is trying to find value in degradation.

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If the first words out of your mouth are to cry ‘political correctness!’, … chances are very, very high that you are in fact part of the problem.

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You must remember, though, that most normal people have never seen an orogene, let alone had to do business with one, and—” She spreads her hands. “Is...more