“Other-directed I ended up in this place.
Please tell me where I can find solace in sorrow.
My life has been taken away from me so let me ponder about my purpose.”
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“You imposed this situation onto yourself.
You brought yourself here. Asking for what nobody deserves.
Innocence is the last thing I’d think of.”
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“Where is the justice in that?
Not judging my essence but solely the last of my actions.
I needed a flight.”
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“Comprehension’s not your strongest subject, I suppose.
Whether or not you needed that escape, if you even can call it that, is barely of value.”
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“There is a promise I must keep. I cannot tell you what it is.
But I shall reward you.”
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“I doubt there is anything you could offer that I do not already possess.”
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“I’ll grant you my soul, my essence
after I completed my journey.”
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“The path you are walking defies nature’s way.
They’ll catch up on you.”
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