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He hoped. He hoped until hope became its own form of torture. The original meaning of hope is to desire. And Robin wanted with every ounce of his being a world that no longer was. He hoped until he thought he was going mad. Until he started hearing fragments of his thoughts that were spoken outside of him. Low, gruff words that echoed around the stone. “I wish“ “I regret“.