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the call for repetitive maneuvers , which allows blake to get past . ]
they’ll kill you , you know [ ‘ 𝚝hey ’ , not 𝚑er . it sounds like she’s rambling , ] they have you here . you’re already in your grave .
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[ 𝚜he hears the shuffling of feet, muffled by her receiver . her puppy is running away , and she can’t help but frown . ]
stubborn . why can’t you behave ?
i’m good at behaving . . . i can teach you .
[ 𝚝here’s no nobility in that offer —
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only a strange comradery . as if letting him in on a secret of the trade . he’s left behind , just as much as she is . trapped . alone . ]
it’s easier to live that way .
[ 𝚝he lady over the headset directs her to turn , so she turns . blinding obeying
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[ 𝚜he speaks with fragility , despite her threatening size . food was a simpler thing now . she can’t remember the last time she ate something that wasn’t meat . maybe she won’t remember this time , either . ]
jam biscuits sound so nice . you’re so nice to me ,
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[ 𝚑enrietta finds the edge of her cold , bare bed . an unrecognized pain dripping from every inch of movement . ]
[ 𝚝he metal frame creaks as she sits , her posture hunched . the mattress is clean — sterile , as the rest of her room . ]
i would ,
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enough. ] would you like for me to sit with you for a bit ?
i have some jam biscuits i'm happy to share, the husband bought the big tin again. won't eat all of them, anyway.