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I wish some goddess would point out to Achilles that both the prolonged war in general, and Patroclus' death in particular are the direct result of his actions.
Granted, I wished that the armies had a moment of clarity during a skirmish where they realize that the cause (or excuse?) of all of this war should have been resolved by single combat between Menaleus and Paris, instead of an international war.
— 13 hours, 27 min ago
Granted, I wished that the armies had a moment of clarity during a skirmish where they realize that the cause (or excuse?) of all of this war should have been resolved by single combat between Menaleus and Paris, instead of an international war.
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