The Man I Saved, The Monster He Became

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to Elara. I feel just awful about that little m

hand towards me,

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surged t

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in the suddenly

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torted in anger.

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of gold, almost invisible un

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to the audience, his

he announced

display, not to #17, but to a d

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, revealing a hollow,

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That wasn't my Seed.