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The small amount of fluid that came into me .. relaxed me .. , so that I could remember the rifle in my hands and my feelings of fear and revulsion, anger and despair. I could remember the feelings without reviving them. I could talk about them.
— Aug 29, 2026 02:08AM
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She grasped the rifle barrel, but I wouldn't let go. I was pulled into a standing position over her.
"Leave it here!" I repeated. "If we're not your animals, if these are adult things, accept the risk. There is risk, Gatoi, in dealing with a partner."
— Aug 29, 2026 01:51AM
"Leave it here!" I repeated. "If we're not your animals, if these are adult things, accept the risk. There is risk, Gatoi, in dealing with a partner."
Jen R.
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"It's more than that!" I countered. Was it?
"If it were going to happen to me, I'd want to believe it was more, too.”
"It is more!" I felt like a kid. Stupid argument. (21)
I looked into the yellow eyes, wondering how much I saw and understood, and how much I only imagined. (23)
— Aug 29, 2026 01:36AM
"If it were going to happen to me, I'd want to believe it was more, too.”
"It is more!" I felt like a kid. Stupid argument. (21)
I looked into the yellow eyes, wondering how much I saw and understood, and how much I only imagined. (23)