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the TYRANT promises you an era of her own, yet DOES NOT tell what place men like you shall HAVE IN IT.
THE KING SHALL RESTORE YOUR FUTURE, DYNAMO——SO LONG AS YOU WILL IT.
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This...this isn't helping.
Okay, I know you BOTH want me on your side but I wish to understand you first before I make a decision. Like, say, would you actually grant people's greatest desires? Hopefully without a Monkey's Paw twist?
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MARLA, your BODY, your LIFE as it was MEANT TO BE——none need remain beyond your reach.
choose him, PROFESSOR, and reclaim what the world STOLE FROM YOU.
YOUR RIGHTFUL FUTURE.
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⠀⠀⠀staring in a mirror in the hideout --
⠀⠀⠀fingers running along his own jaw slowly,
⠀⠀⠀visibly tensed. who's face was this . . . really .ᐣ
⠀⠀⠀who were they before dying, and winding up . . .
⠀⠀⠀him .ᐣ
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AND HE IS THRILLED TO SEE EXACTLY WHAT IT IS YOU HAVE LEARNED …
﹙ the embers tracing the king’s effigy hiss and crackle as the flames grow ever brighter. ﹚
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You will not be disappointed, old friend. I have a new bag of tricks and my methods are precise.
I am thrilled to have the opportunity to practice my true vocation once more.
THE ARCHMOTHER FORBIDS YOU FROM COMMUNING WITH THE HIDDEN KING. HOW FEARFUL SHE MUST BE OF WHAT HE HAS TO SAY. RETURN THE COURTESY … LET THE TYRANT SPEAK ONLY TO SILENCE.