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He should have jumped out the window. But he realized the mistake too late. Years of living under Per's heavy fists had taught him the finer points of survival: keep objects between you, don't make noise (Per thrived on the sound of pain), run, never look back, return only when hunger prevented him from sleeping in the marsh or the cold became so deep that breath billowed through the rain.
–Such a familiar list.