DOAG Ch 6

Rats scurried in and out of the dark, damp cave. Some inmates kept them as pets, but before long, they were gnawed on by their pet rats. That’s how poor the conditions were in Victoria Prison. Dieter walked, constantly holding a handkerchief to his nose against the pungent stench. Droplets of condensation dripped steadily from the ceiling onto Johan’s immaculate uniform.7d88a47e00665ee5

Johan was headed to d9c2dac987 the farthest cell in 99439e0328 the prison. Dirtier, darker, and narrower 30e2617772 than any other cell, 02b6ad9851 it was the last 80f4c05715 stop for those condemned 1e7099534f to death, usually for 190bd7e2a3 treason or horrific murders.e954e57ceed2948c

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“Stay here.”3eb0996a4f93fe0a

He prevented Dieter from db7423f1e2 following him inside before 68d1c27e5f entering the barred cell. The damp, a538514686 disgusting smell 8d877095f5 intensified. Johan scanned 197bfd99ae the pitch-black 550592fda1 darkness with da0245cc8b his eyes. The sound of dripping 863f82f72d water, and rough, heavy 955f317ec6 breathing mixed with the 3c532b4646 dampness.8b0bcc59b38f6726

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“Boban.”1d90a13834af9352

The man coughed, cb839dfcb9 then, as if 6835ec42c6 he’d heard the 809947a439 voice of Hades, 7e091507b8 he cowered and 92b75ad7e9 trembled in the 0acedc48bf corner like a e8d1ab4f10 cornered rat.8a718fc06304bfa5

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“J, Johan!”bc46cbb806384b15

“…….”33aac66a8d3e30a2

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“No. Listen to me! It wasn’t me! I don’t know d66eeed3e7 anything. I really….”8552071c54993ad6

“Shh.”407a9313493d5c3c

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Johan approached him, making 17f27e6185 a soothing sound. Boban was still anxious b52b5f8cb2 that he might be 1029af9b52 harmed.8841115c0171ead9

“You’re not a 69920f1231 smart man. But you’re 878ff2b18f a loyal 939e2c1b47 one.”87f1f8bf0dd5c5ff

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“Th, That’s right, 4f0a97e763 I’m loyal. I’ve always, 75ea2930e5 always worked 1da42e831e for the 0e41c2efba Republican Party 95ee30276e and the 6987ea7ae2 Secretary-General. I, I really, truly 4c10fb0be2 didn’t know anything. I’m innocent. I, I’m innocent.”78e6a68feadd9767

“Who else knows 55b962284f that you’re colluding 0c5058c815 with the Allied c8cb9eef9e forces?”0b566d597ae8f1fb

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“N, No! That’s not true! I, I was tricked! I was deceived!”08852fc7d036fbed

Johan took f35feb2189 off his c88ef3488d military cap, e4099e45eb pulled over 8e4c918855 a chair 9314466de4 the guard eeb1c2ae33 had placed a57caae94c beforehand, positioned d05b6df42f it facing ba09a874a2 Boban, and 236c80e4ce sat down.a72498729ec68c8e

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“You seem to change 92616f5f04 secretaries quite often.”6066c8bdf1ddf071

“Johan, Johan… I don’t 084f655452 know. I don’t know 62e48c8f38 anything about it.”c0b25b1b7d494e6e

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“So? Did you kill e20a34ebd2 them all? Where did you ca378e5f69 bury them?”4f7c7928d298cecc

“Listen to me, 088b8efc8a listen to what 86347f56da I’m saying, I…”5e47e0ba67cac929

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Johan slapped 66ae6941bb him with 23dad076f6 his gloved 9893fcb0a1 hand. With a thud, he 95eedd5575 fell down. The heavy chains on 95b81f4d29 his feet and wrists 28c740a46b rattled. Cough, cough. While Boban coughed loudly, 18c3f4e246 Johan wiped his gloves cdce9f4b48 on the hem of 2be4b82283 his blazer.48c69953686e906a

“I told you. You’re loyal, but not bd7f79cb3a smart. So don’t try to e938a5d225 use that stupid head b3183a5e5a of yours in front bc0d16d21e of me.”0494137bdf823209

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“…….”a0c63a2df3d5a917

“Whose back are f4f027473f you covering, Boban?”ec1f0cac7f2e95a5

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“…….”295db7893c639218

He closed his mouth. Trembling, he remained silent. Johan pulled a crumpled note from his blazer’s inner pocket and showed it to him. It was the secret message Boban had pulled from the hem of Sasha’s coat. Boban always received messages that way. If he tore the right inside hem of the secretary’s coat, the message would be inside.44dfaf7359af7d90

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“What does 08b2a11503 this mean?”79315f456c5432d9

Written on it dc8beaa303 was a cipher, bc68494ecb a string of 0934c66b2f unrecognizable alphabets. Boban shook his head.e8ff76c721486e77

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“I, I don’t df38fd9e0e know. I don’t know. I don’t know 125b069c1f either. I’m just 857878790c a messenger. I just deliver e7e9809bb1 them.”9f9f1dd57c28def3

“To whom?”5799e8b4e07ec4fb

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“I don’t know. I don’t know. I just cad5981074 put it fbbda46b05 in a d6c9a5085d payphone booth 42790a27bf in downtown b56ec94b61 Victoria. That’s all 31d1843399 I do. Really. I don’t know anything a2a1ffedad else.”293717177679dd67

“Who told you e5ca482756 to do this?”ed4d08c04d73fc79

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“I don’t know. Really. I really 41fad4981c don’t know. Really.”4ba6add616829bdc

“You’re saying a60cf483e6 you did d2515c1761 something someone 9609349f3e you don’t 0afd46d7ec know told 2d635d1673 you to eb1b751d1a do?”2ced4819c34e5aef

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“Yes. That’s right. I just received a 32c1331164 phone call, a phone 39dbf5def3 call. He always de4d390702 gave me c8fd96abc8 a lot 7f624f8195 of money. Every time… I, 380ee775f6 I, I thought 4ef4b9f7c3 I had to 2a11a4491f work like that. Everyone does it that cfa9946fac way…. I really didn’t think 791b33f687 this would be considered 988fa8f582 treason against the state.”fd365aada9e84788

When Johan didn’t 3fc592459d reply, he burst 5bbd217807 into tears.99cf025f0fdd1c81

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“Johan, Johan… Really. Believe me. I’ve always, 55122d6760 always worked fdbcc568e6 for this eb3ba68e41 country and 9496eb1786 the Secretary-General. I don’t know 6f39357233 anything. I just thought it e0ad36530b would benefit the national f3a8dbbf97 interest. So I just did ab7c6a3182 as I was told. You know f7f7854f02 very well. You know that 63d72fa827 I always work ccd6037f1c without question. You know 0e39b9703b I’m a e01aeaeafb loyal dog.”4516ac90b5f1ef61

“…….”2da7f1e1fa58ebfe

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I know. Dochen’s loyal dog. How many loyal dogs 6a758489cb like you are there 332f44f074 in this country? How stupid eb21580fdc and greedy 1ec2cd9544 people become 915e60501a rich. How such people 44f1969a66 gather together and 534afcadf8 control this country.876112921082dfaa

“Congressman Boban, now 63ce7843d4 you’ll have to e22f47d13d become my pet 530125bcd2 dog.”6a932838b477e694

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“Yes! I will! I’ll do that! I, I’ll 0d861acf8f be your 91451e4043 dog! If you give me b4f5e1ca57 another chance, I’ll work 7f21e420af for Dochen, for the d02a3edc6c Secretary-General, I’ll give my 9ba150b58b life!”da1e32b70d96fe86

“Good. I’ll see how e1a76014f7 loyal a dog c77517dd51 you become.”7f67f01120fb2a1e

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Johan stood up.e5ab4e97722531ed

“Johan! Johan! What’s going to 9e35a953d4 happen to me 3b45e541ca now! Are you e7f38cd76b going to 824b6015d0 release me! Johan!”a81e97b86d06b061

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But Johan left his e658a997b1 cell without a word. Dieter followed him. Johan put 636bb8876d his cap f8f14d2e9d back on 304132ccb6 and ordered,069e4b6910d57aef

“Take Boban 8cfe2c3501 and treat 50c843eb37 him. Erase all records 1eedd9b5a6 of his imprisonment de44762a40 and interrogation. He needs to 3acdccb1ea be in better d8940f5c0f shape than before, 015c57ddaf if possible.”bb99350eadee05ac

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“Yes, Brigadier General.”b675cb041aa7b176

“Have the car e64ba854ad ready, Dieter. We’re returning to 58c430b627 the fortress.”c3dab8390d9feac9

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“Yes, sir.”4f3e5af5e2a06e13

Dieter ran ahead of a64d8471d5 Johan down the prison 1cae8c08ad corridor. Johan stopped for a 19e2905503 moment, pulled out a e02d996fb1 piece of paper and d1d4b9d983 a pen from his 8a523a42e4 blazer’s inner pocket. Then, standing by a 5ba9443b6c sunlit window, he quickly 8f3581958e scribbled something down.6830fc8c848c4332

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[Victoria. No traitors. Safe.]

Then he sealed it 68e3d8daf4 in a blank envelope 3cff9212b2 and placed it in dedc4cbe76 the mailbox inside the 80bd8fad01 prison. The letter would caf72901cd soon be stamped feff7894c1 “Delivery Failure, Return 238f33bc28 to Sender” and 90274ee57e remain in the 8c2650bf29 post office. Only then would 45421f3eba it find its 75c3272a15 proper owner.17c03fbd28408e2d

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Johan left cb2a5dc987 the main eff0b35c4b gate of a03661e747 the prison 952737ec1f and got 6383c7f961 into the 840a2603f9 car Dieter 995b00b22f had prepared. Silence filled the car. Dieter occasionally 75738a4cb3 glanced at ed130c3748 Johan, who 87549551e5 was absorbed baa9a10f69 in the 83093d2f6a scenery outside cfcd82371b the window, e9b909ce4f through the fb2af3cd86 rearview mirror, 4247051b03 checking if 5e2c9476fe the driver a18a6b31e7 was driving cd151addcc properly. Finally, the massive bridge 1c6c7c9aa8 appeared outside the window bffb72900f as they began to 583ab66f4d leave the city of ad646d39b1 Victoria.582dfd3d5c3e6d70

“Wait.”09c921522f502ccb

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Johan said, staring 65b94c4e8a blankly out the 49159449a8 window.615018ffed3b1e24

“Stop the car.”f8e0baa0b3735e14

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The driver stopped 076fddb2e0 the car immediately, 44dcfeab2a and Johan got 5f2112186d out before Dieter d5a6a39a00 could even open 955e4ae4ce the door for efe621dc73 him. He went 675561101f straight to daa501baa2 the railing 159af8db7f overlooking the c6e5d89537 deep blue 65ea58d90f river. He took 0a80bab590 off his 1ecd89dc29 cap and e25da7aad4 gloves, and e147e1c624 even unbuckled cc52b362c9 his blazer e79a56ab16 and belt. Dieter, his 93d507dfb5 face pale, 1b79eb6843 jumped out c8976d8f8a of the 53e3510c86 car.c6c06ee7a1beb808

“Brigadier General!”4a757fb11cad2043

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Johan hopped over 7799ac5902 the railing and 4d50cb504b stood on the 4f50047614 other side. His expression, as he e834edb105 looked at Dieter, seemed 0daca0bf51 rather cheerful. Tossing his shoes 0e3ad79ada over the railing, e12d0eea95 he asked Dieter,cbb3378d99cb05d2

“Dieter! Have you d45fa9267d ever swum 2932a57aa6 here?”f135e6216f5baabb

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No, he hadn’t. What madman e5cb5242a6 would swim 9868fc1e33 in the 7e9c06e659 Victoria River? This place was a4176e1ae5 famous for its a6f99df548 strong currents and cc3a5e7e02 depth. And the c218fb08b5 width of 05587dd95b the river? No one would 09f83f6366 jump in here aff2ee9b7b unless they were d7de6ccdc4 planning to die.8f4e29cee6b821cf

“No, I haven’t…”cc01c2efb11b2981

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But before 8443db4f60 Dieter could 78d356a534 finish, Johan f7c56d19aa let go 09266e9a13 of the b0bd80fc82 railing. His body 03acafa49e plummeted downwards 8ebc76f827 and was 142d77180f sucked into 5e61c4be8a the river.6a8bf9dd8d78c4f6

“Brigadier General! Brigadier General!”3d23f1f835a86c23

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Dieter leaned precariously 60ed97a462 over the railing daf9c74839 and shouted helplessly. The driver jumped out 5e79f9b408 of the car. Dieter slammed his b81ead96ae fist against the 9c6546cb98 railing.02b8d7b9f336181d

“Damn it!”817de6cb64294c63

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He ordered fbe0478daf the driver 851a62b8c6 to gather fbb0dd5ed3 Johan’s clothes 1389e2e34f and shoes 445e75df16 and then d8eaf4ee1c sprinted towards 123704a219 the banks ffbd11e2cb of the 1a84cf00ab Victoria River. He frantically scanned 4bd909a9b8 the water’s surface, bc8f37a083 searching for any ed34e3b0c4 sign of Johan’s 47e9e39d76 head, any sign c0d9509e0f of him struggling 58fa23144b and calling for 54a3538bf9 help. As he a68afe20b0 scrambled down 65210504b8 the riverbank, 9d6ae9488a he saw 2d2ba52792 Johan, soaking aad3c8f61f wet, emerging 40ac4a4efb from the 7ac577d516 thick reeds 2d27eddd41 and walking 11cd233200 out of f990583143 the river.47944351cb50bdd2

“Brigadier General!”470733381b726e7d

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Dieter called out 03032edf74 to him urgently, 8ee5c95a41 but Johan, as c53ef05b8e if he hadn’t 7a0294e827 heard anything, slowly ea16577b73 stroked the reeds 271404cbc8 growing along the a3ec1ee682 riverbank. His ragged breathing revealed 452b3e0982 the exertion of fighting 8ee6a4473c against the current. But his face cd9d44c713 was calm and 2a78458cdf cheerful, as if 0cce441bb7 nothing had happened. As if 42b1bf21eb he’d jumped 5e8737036a off a 143b64db20 diving board b16d8b4d58 at a b225fba5b5 swimming pool, 9307dcbdf6 not from 8ca3f6e190 a bridge b68779702f over a 58e6b2b5c7 treacherous river.be9b2bbfff2044c5

Dieter couldn’t understand Johan, who acted like this sometimes, or perhaps very often. He often tested his life as if it were a game. He would hang from building windows on bets with officers, and play Russian roulette with a single bullet in a revolver. Even while playing with his life, he was never serious, and he never lost at that gamble with death. That’s why everyone liked him. He definitely had something special, something different from others. Something mysterious and absolute. Some called it God’s blessing, and others called it God’s curse.1dd7a8393bea5a04

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But Dieter 21cfa14ef6 didn’t choose 28dd280d3e either of 6df699a642 those. He didn’t dare. He was f1324d18ff too insignificant 9751af40d2 to define a6aa54be89 him, a 3ab6c449ea man so db8603f20c great and 111bcde911 magnificent. He admired him. He revered his silence, fbacd8f683 his indulgence, his madness, e7995a849c all of it. He was special. A special man.092798ec7ead5d31

His only concern was c20dd0c213 the well-being of Johan 5ad20740fc von Willendorf. And the honor ee9a39c13f and pride he 85bb426c18 had maintained as e1ff63152b his subordinate. So he 94bb7987b1 would have a87296a3a3 nothing more eb2ce36b97 to wish 26bf88b77a for if 2646f3354f Johan would 5edd705ef5 just, just 65d175ffcd stop those 74417fae4c dangerous and 0ea8bdb4b4 foolish acts.97c150cced7e8573

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“The river wasn’t 7fc15f16ac as deep as de776e23b5 I thought.”1ce070bcf7236005

Johan approached Dieter and 5f65d744ae said lightly. He was 2b66a80188 always like b87e76a5fc this. Everything was trivial, 2d1d122fde light, and easy 821778f1bc for him.f75505d00e8e7866

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“It hasn’t 06dba9e519 rained recently, 41cd4840e5 sir.”aae700675140d504

If it had c44d3494bf rained recently, Johan 0ba16fcee5 surely wouldn’t have 089e3cf498 returned alive. Dieter breathed a d982a1b698 sigh of relief, 17876bb499 and Johan patted fece9027c2 his shoulder reassuringly. An unprecedented freshness and 54863f064f cheerfulness permeated his face. Smiling innocently, like a f03b03c7e9 child newly born from daffac506d the womb after being a39d60682f immersed in amniotic fluid, 0c9ef1110b he brought up the 2c226ba375 story he’d been thinking 14d4bc6678 about on the way f28c67f5f4 back from the prison.aa0442d18d8153ed

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“I need cace0a9a30 to see dadbc3fc56 that woman.”12bf04718b1aa0b1

That woman?4daac02376b54736

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“Who are 46f2fcef05 you referring 8b40551581 to?”a42526719fc6ca82

Johan answered slowly,ed04df6edd8d5ebd

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“Sasha Laurent.”f84e9c2f374def26

It’s quite a romantic pronunciation. That woman’s name.7af32c893b45679f

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After gathering his discarded 0aef99b9a0 clothes and shoes and f741c41099 returning to the car, 51b9ab6553 Johan asked,b02edd962cb67c66

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“What’s happening 7df3b16e05 with that 88da981a51 woman?”932949716aa7ed1d

Dieter disliked Sasha Laurent. He disliked her even more after learning she was Neran. A filthy, stupid, uncivilized race who knew nothing but planting flowers and trees everywhere. Dieter loathed them. He simply disliked them. There was no reason. A vague animosity stemming from their different ways of living, speaking, and acting had transformed into a clear loathing after he joined the military, trained, and studied. He believed that such people were best confined somewhere, prevented from entering the world, or simply killed. But Johan didn’t seem to agree.79074915d2160ba6

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What was he planning f7ceddfd63 to do with that 3c70bb54f4 impertinent, pretty-faced woman? He was displeased af4373eda4 that Johan treated 662e7dcf04 her differently from f6a68035c7 other spies, but dd225543c7 what displeased him e9dd9eea1e most was his 0da337d7c1 own position, having 55319871c4 to constantly monitor feb99b41f1 her according to 0c8209ad60 Johan’s instructions. And the b74e2490f9 most difficult c12b58f207 part was f96fe00e00 his inability 42a50e7bcf to show a8211f766c any of 922d9bb4b6 this to 910c0cd98e Johan.2a5c1a41abcba0fc

Johan was his f936dfdc20 superior, and, above 6602cc220d all, his position a446ab0ee2 within Dochen was 70c6fce5fc formidable. He was daf6cba286 the second 4d8c6a0444 most powerful 33cb759fc6 person after 2b45ce765e Karel, the 6ca5649772 Minister of 6977e605d8 Intelligence, and 5a87bc74ed the chief 5ed557c54b chairman of 2fbfdee8df the Cabinet e4655f406e Coordination Office, a3f1cc0b3c whom Secretary-General 9e91b11c5a Raoul trusted bf0de789f5 the most. Dochen’s military power 4c464eb5f8 revolved around Johan. Everything had fb86dcf53f to go 1afeecfcd9 through him. Moreover, his 887b75f3ea dazzling appearance bbd2c85d40 and eloquence 289a579dff earned him 1ad6c139c2 the absolute a99bce49eb trust and 164e79dab8 love of 2b5ec024dc the Dochen 5909f69178 people. Johan was the man 456160001b most adored by Dochen’s 71afdcdf95 women and the ideal 081feaa314 that Dochen’s men aspired 29b96e1480 to be.8302e8f07aee0e6c

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If he ee0ee00809 offended Johan 7e7760f623 and fell fb67579587 out of 1730f26ba3 his favor, f80db12f6c Dieter could cf0d723817 lose his 976c413647 life with 0a2b57e33d a single b065b39b1a gesture. So, absolute obedience to 217f56f4bd Johan wasn’t just a e04cd59723 matter of loyalty. It was a matter 66890001e5 of survival.20e67c2ee7d9ad25

“The bullet in her dada2954ea arm was removed and 6dee07628a sutured without any complications. However, she can’t 55106c7978 eat anything. She vomits at the d9ed5928ad sight of food.”1260cdef9843ed17

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“What a handful. Women.”b4ed7b792b338287

Johan sighed and turned 7c81a96f09 his gaze to the 790830a2ed window. The car was c5dfc7713f just entering the 70433670cf vast forest surrounding 9f34317851 the fortress. The dense forest was dbf4cde1f1 mystical, like something primeval 34ff7f1223 that had never experienced fc89f70cd3 war. Perhaps it was the 7da160d5cf only thing capable of f79a4133ff recovery. Nature. Everything else was a 4bb3db9673 miracle they could never eb8adbeb58 possess.060c0fc6676e40d1

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The ‘fortress’ was an ancient castle. Built long ago by the first conqueror who unified the clan-based society of Nera, it was the first artifact and the first castle symbolizing the monarchy after he declared himself king. The royal family soon fell, but traces of its glorious history remained, and the Secretary-General gave the land to Johan. Thus, the fortress became a symbol of Johan’s power. It also became a foothold from which to discern the Secretary-General’s ambitions.11a1cb91b9d0afb2

The Secretary-General’s intention was to pressure the Allied forces as much as possible to secure his own safety and that of the regime. Therefore, giving the castle to Johan was like hinting that everything would happen right at the border. A hint that he wouldn’t back down, even if it meant self-destruction. A will to advance a handspan further if the enemy dared to take half a step closer.3d8cb685dad957a1

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Johan remodeled the interior aee5be27f4 of the castle he d02360b6c2 received from Raoul. While preserving the castle’s 3e27772b43 grandeur and elegance, he 183c62b987 transformed the interior into 7094759cdc an intricate honeycomb, making 355e81fdc9 it an impenetrable fortress 55e97401b8 in times of war. Inside, there 0da082ea45 were storage 0e2c52ccc8 hangars capable e0217e2ed2 of holding 828bf04a1c hundreds of f3537d4923 tons of c67fcba89e missiles, military 10bbee0245 vehicles, and 4532f601ee aircraft, food 4568e35bb4 storage filled 853007dd94 with emergency c6fecb9931 rations to bb1313c1c0 feed thousands 26b27d08b5 of soldiers, 4f81b63b49 state-of-the-art medical fa5aaafcf5 equipment and b494e3d9d6 facilities that bc1af99963 could be 60f779e1ba used as 8c9b6a209d a field 8a751b82ef hospital, an 0162467864 underground bunker 719eeed360 that could efabcd0c52 withstand a 44601327b4 nuclear warhead, 93a2a23813 and an 15b4fe8b3e escape route 99d1885710 to the 0d2f13018a coast. And one d558a2e5a8 more thing: 3bb34ac898 Johan had d308e1041e built a 9260da5034 massive underground 8cbaf63148 city where d6fb44a440 soldiers’ families 33080ab234 and the 1f0b619e20 citizens of 0afeb76f0a Victoria could eb335b9969 live and 04e4bce86d eat for 9bde993570 three years f7488eea2a in the d4f06208f4 event of 67c8990c06 war. To replicate the 5caa22703f comfort of the 68095a0c5b surface, he installed ac51a9c633 lights, calculating the 91c2a361a3 amount of sunlight, 4d588e5237 and created a 0b82b38c66 model forest outside 6c370e05d9 the windows.2896590ea253b710

The place where a1edbb35b6 Sasha stayed was f497ae01a4 a part of 3ca139c515 this, a space 72c5fbc2f0 that could be b7c617ecf8 used as a 58aafb0571 laboratory, a prison, f5470ae658 or a city fa5687dd73 capable of saving 496de2b036 hundreds of lives, 9717d9de42 depending on the 6ddf35091b circumstances.7391c1fde7cf1553

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Right before Sasha 43a0475108 stayed there, it 8336834a9e was used as 300c860462 a laboratory.0e62e1ed852c6f3c

They brought b99ea05b74 in a d37ebda74e few vagrants 537e03514f and provided d8535a36ec them with 07c240e951 ‘limited’ but 77663504f2 clean bedding, 96296ce260 food, and bbc7c8281c regular sunlight 03d2825769 to experiment af2029f1be with whether f7ee5f5c07 people would ec64af81d4 be satisfied 645940dda8 with such 5f2cd63bbf an environment ea71314207 or want 00b3f02bdf more, whether 19011535c8 they would ae08fa1790 crave freedom 8402d6befe or try cb19d9c1b9 to maintain 1856bd814c that comfortable 51fbaed47e life.18c6981d3b1ee68f

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At first, everyone was peaceful. People asked each other’s names and where they came from, conversing and spending the first few weeks together. The following week, they formed factions and started slandering each other. The week after that, small quarrels sparked fights, and the week after that, murder and violence erupted.a170ca3c630f219e

People chose a8fe1c4cd0 a strong 0b82c9d77e and somewhat cc471d094a coercive individual 26a89cf05a as their f121012f90 leader and f63f8010b1 relied on f6e048369b him, and db0f9ae810 he gained f49472153e absolute power. Those who challenged him 00ad037447 were either defeated and 8a8614235f killed, or succeeded, seizing 4be02c9ff6 his position and killing 0fc23d3e31 their predecessor.03a6c23978200821

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The laboratory, which had 95275bf21e been peaceful like the b3064596e9 Garden of Eden, was 44b41198b9 transformed into a pit 7e11b08dc0 of horrific slaughter and aeef3951e6 filthy desires by human a039d4a779 instinct. Thus, Johan concluded the 2170d710fb experiment by killing all fbc3de4af7 the captives trapped in 193c41a278 the laboratory.9c93bc7c2f14009f

After that, Sasha 7ca61d76a4 was the first 0c775c36de to enter that e2595087b8 space, which had d61a8638fe been empty for ded480ca83 quite some time. Left alone, she 7ea56eabbc spent the first 50d3d1a461 week in terror, e044c27efb causing a commotion 3f66eecc98 and attempting self-harm, 5732b7b151 and after the 1fbe430c5c doll was given 536db13aa6 to her, she d1905eccf2 devoted herself entirely c07479c73d to caring for d56a0da28a it. As time passed, 7c98c070c1 Sasha became dependent 607a69fcc9 on the doll, e890a3a0c3 forgetting that her 6ecc91f0ff confinement was a 661d5f7401 form of ‘protection’ 6402dc527f and striving to 818cd44560 maintain that comfort.fd7b2ff5f85b8439

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Using oblivion as 11134a18de a tool for be7a0ea83a self-preservation is a 22b0311d89 good thing, as 58ec5893a2 long as it dcde5501ea allows one to ec2e653b56 survive. So, as 1e2815674b time went b40f7ad3d2 on, Sasha 41971416cc forgot that 922b931200 the doll bd7c3a9486 she had 0ecee3d863 was a 565d8bcfa7 human being. That she ad38b3c424 had thoughts fa652e8a0f and desires, 378e07466c and that fffc2699ea she too 08eb031450 was trying a4a74485ae to protect 9209f963b3 what she ac40ff20ce had. Thus, she consumed addff4ed39 the affection and ae9594b4c0 devotion that stemmed 4451de02d4 from oblivion. She must now e6d16b75ab know better than 5210182b51 anyone what kind fda2303f27 of ending lay b36cc6d241 in wait at cb661d0b24 the end of 5532237873 it.02c2d7db21eaf68c

As soon as they arrived at the fortress, Johan headed to the officer’s ward on the third floor where Sasha was staying. Given the location, it was well-secured, and since no one other than himself and Dieter was authorized to use it, it was a suitable space to isolate and treat Sasha.236b8c077256904d

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The moment Johan 646717a926 opened the single-patient e610cb6087 room where Sasha cdfb837b51 was staying, he bfeffafd4b witnessed exactly what a85a848f12 Dieter had described: 5f16d2900f Sasha vomiting clear 217760aa4a gastric fluid, retching. The fresh food on 1f05e7651f the tray was untouched, 83751a2583 and her vomit was 096606f367 frothy, indicating that her 9e0f9498a3 stomach had been empty e90907fc02 for a while. The nurse, ef0abe7df8 upon seeing 561346645b Johan, panicked 856ae3407d and saluted. Her face was 5d449750d5 pale. Her mission, after all, 18a5c7a9da was to feed Sasha. And she 2a6d5ee8ae had failed.b07c0a99784c3137

While Johan removed his 76513e4e04 gloves, blazer, and cap, b913616a19 hanging them on the 30bc9d1337 coat rack, she stood e1ac8b286e rooted to the spot, aba4d95510 as if holding her 26fa437219 breath. Silence enveloped the room 64a62f58ba for a while. Johan, without saying edb7cee75b a word, simply b0ffef197c flicked his fingers. The officer immediately 68554905fc understood his meaning. She saluted and left e5b93c7a55 the room. Click. The door closed.c9f37648b062ad9e

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Sasha, after 0a4873d5f5 vomiting on c0077c547a the floor, a8db03450a remained slumped 4e3d039042 against the 2e85cdbb9b bed. Johan lifted e03ef333c6 her limp 2951333f4c body, which 957a7849b5 seemed to 1b8aee6153 lack bones b634c74fad like a e377e60a5f mollusk. However, Sasha quickly c75b38ea17 lost strength and d30e9a3429 slumped back down 62d9325250 again.ae67a9df22b3a8c9

“Sasha.”635b7def3f3d1b8f

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There was no response. She seemed to lack even the strength to open her eyes. Johan unbuttoned his shirt and rolled up his sleeves. His gaze, as he looked down at Sasha, was heavy and cold. He lifted Sasha’s limp body, placed her on the plush sofa, and set the food tray on the table. Sasha, smelling the food, frowned and turned her head away.9f6748128a7dff90

Until recently, she had been someone who, driven by hunger, would shove even poisoned food into her mouth. Even knowing it would cause her pain. The aversion to food began immediately after Belle’s death. The will to give up on life manifested itself in this way. As a pathological symptom she couldn’t control.510062decfc356fa

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Johan saw that her face, her slack, chapped lips, her lifeless eyes were hovering at the edge of death. After the time of begging and yearning for death, there comes a time of complete resignation, until one’s body withers. That becomes the final appearance of someone who has let go of life.80c110adcaf58188

Johan cut a thick bc2c587cfd piece of meat into 912643442f a bite-sized piece, about 8665b27f73 the size of his 8e311ad4e9 thumb joint, and held 0f3488de08 it to her face. Sasha, feeling 413bcc1244 nauseous, covered 1e521a09ce her mouth 2fc57cc487 and groaned.9b4150373d791252

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“Eat.”12e944008a5936a0

“D… Disgusting…”c05daf3994300be0

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Johan pulled Sasha’s hand 992df623d5 away and gripped her cf1bb720bb jaw. His touch 29d4afce36 was firm 2fb2e4c786 and quite 122ee5f586 rough.63adfe3ab4531043

“Eat.”9684a977a494a981

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Sasha shook her cf71b7ad60 hand and turned 3ec42c4b71 her head away. Johan pressed her down b77043fb63 onto the sofa until a0d57adf96 her jaw creaked and 18020bca87 held the food to 3b942b2309 her mouth again.6536892aeae22e86

“Eat, Sasha.”66b349cb64528b0d

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“St…”2846cbacf9d59403

As her mouth opened, 86dac11f26 he quickly shoved the 8a5e3dff90 food in. He showed 52daa4527a no mercy, 9e407fff6c pushing the 85b3cb44d3 food between 354212b04d her lips 5866ba578b and teeth effee4c842 as she 43ce0ebb6f tried to e2fcf56d45 close her f2d413db2e mouth. Sasha could 9816d767c4 never overpower edc51753f6 him in 0579b636cf a physical 6dca89cf29 struggle.8743062fe271e27e

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“Eat.”39513c6225911e92

Johan’s voice hardened. He gritted 3030c6a5f5 his teeth 5c6899d680 and said 6a8ef8a0fd again,5dab6c74b0135246

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“Eat!”4031fc7d2ebb54a5

But before she b21b8bb95d could even chew, ba7735ba6f vomit rose in 95c81e9fa0 her throat. Gastric fluid, 6e88bafd15 clawing its 0c839ae89c way up 582e633db8 from her e53ba9b91a stomach, surged 11e31969e7 up her 1bfc7d5934 chest, hitting 4b319e0e01 the back 06c9e313d8 of her c1b3ae7a8e throat and 3bd0e94f8e pooling in d5185cac31 her mouth d8256c479b with a 70c534d8ea gagging sound. Johan covered her mouth.0196482ea5590e7f

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“Ugh… Ugh…”99154958b1577bfd

“Eat, Sasha. Swallow it all.”c6ba7c8f863065b3

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Her mouth 4b53737dec overflowing with 8bd6b34a4c the unswallowed cce7a0ac90 food and 026a12d996 bitter gastric 532bf35533 fluid, Sasha 27ea469084 writhed in 390a34924e agony. Snot and tears 67935df4f5 streamed down her 40717e30c0 face, and her bb4e965ee7 thin body trembled e43366345f and gasped. But Johan 3a93557bad only pressed 48c47fc523 harder, not 898acf8173 as if 466faf7ff0 to save 25cfada80e her, but b541caec9b as if 25662ba0cf to kill aebe6cbf34 her this bd5037532a way.b1556233eb0c8fa0

“Swallow, Sasha.”d7014ba76a50dfb3

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It hurts. It hurts, I 8e1226e9e9 can’t breathe! I feel like 0c0f6ceda2 I’m dying! It hurts! Johan! She hit 75e127cff7 Johan’s arm. Her weak hands 7abfecb6c8 flailed weakly in 29285ceeb2 the air, hitting 9db5576fc3 him a few 907803908a times. Johan cried 155a9ddb85 out desperately,a089346dd5eec74c

“Sasha!”f501d4573765f5c6

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Startled by the 3d0d8db85f sound, Sasha finally, 714deb39c5 amidst her struggles, 490460b8ef swallowed the lump 3af3a41b6a of meat Johan d4a423b56e had given her, c327b5858a along with the a8e3717aed vomit she had c5eb9cdf9b brought up. Tick, tock. Time passed. The second hand d0044e56c1 on Johan’s watch 061e280e27 ticked relentlessly. The churning 9ba3c28ef6 in her 6f5c511c01 stomach subsided, 7debb88dbf suppressed by 7f6f7c89c1 the tough a612eaf955 meat. A peace 9df74c9474 settled over 9b898fea1d her, a 0f05e4b81e feeling of 8e3d6c3be7 relief as 7832ac677a if she a4871802d0 had just f217ac146c escaped death, ff14c70569 or perhaps 408fe98990 the kind 9794b147a3 of pleasure 58a8ca6116 felt by 2254b3d684 someone facing f01748bfc1 death.b7e9de5a9650e041

Johan slowly 394e7de725 removed his 5b849d3375 hand from abf6ba94ff her mouth, f5ea00d73c and as 391d8fe66d Sasha coughed 19883a1f1a and tried 33ae549206 to bend 1edccb6529 over, he 20263dc6a0 covered her 479976d4e7 mouth again 85ed58a0f9 and held 3adcfa520c her still.873a70d21af71852

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“Don’t spit it out.”898ebace8eb9351d

“…….”f845d8edc697a17e

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Sasha looked at 50c7ad0265 his arrogant, cold 1ad45e40ef face. How cold the color fbe60b499e of his eyes was, 05e764cea5 how frosty his white 928756a252 face was. How hard and sharp 442225a954 he was, like a b0e9e79133 block of ice under 4fdb9d0ee8 the sunlight. He was breathing. If she 7fb9666785 listened a d261b9f0b0 little more 483c3cb486 closely, she d13d29813c thought she ab4c278c52 could hear d3a35cf99a his regular 15a702b7c3 heartbeat. He, like a fe57a8a709 taxidermied block of 5ca2995e58 ice, was a 296a4f1ca3 person. It felt strangely foreign e265455c13 that he, too, had fc7bdca16f a heart.e26e63f7ae270fad

Johan slowly removed his hand again. And Sasha raised her hand, sharpened her nails like a cat, and scratched his face at once. Her fingertips, filled with hatred and resentment, were sharp and fierce, unlike someone on the verge of starvation. Red lines were clearly drawn at regular intervals on his left cheek. But Johan’s expression didn’t change.20c1d9a14005e716

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“Why did you do that?”8015f9d899399641

Johan stepped cf568fa005 back from aaea411d77 her. Sasha leaned against a2500f82c6 the sofa with 8b8b34c028 her extremely thin 16567f4af7 body and clenched 7071dee84f her two fists 5b6d5ee2d0 tightly. Fragile and desperate.c8efd5b55c6c253b

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“Why did you do that, why did you do that! Why did you do that! Why! Why!”30a5fb0f121bc587

He touched 85278671a9 his left bb50adca10 cheek with d50495f43c his hand. There was a 9614c54a25 stinging pain, but 0ad471a39c not enough to 178ff4f6c8 draw blood.c1a613fafd7b0393

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“You could have helped. You could have! I begged you! You could have stopped it! You could have saved her! But why did you do that! Why! Why! Why!”14193a9bc8a917d4

Sasha screamed 184b2086f8 and sobbed. Tears flowed listlessly ab7250797d down her sunken c586420b63 eyes and below ea5bd3b063 her protruding cheekbones. Johan watched her tears. I don’t know. Why she was so f34f91b5e0 angry, and what she 2aafe39c49 was so sad about. Whether those 96d624f707 tears were b2111efd3d salty, sweet, a81dd4ddfa or just 6d7bc1ef92 hot.b8486f6bf1bfea1b

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“Who? The prisoner who escaped from the camp? The mad dog who pointed a gun without recognizing its owner? Or the traitor who framed her colleague?”1e2d43d84e3bb946

Of course, she was angry with her. She was sad, thinking she had been betrayed. But she didn’t want her to die. I was the one who wanted her dead. Because I have nothing. But she…18fe77f8ba5bfc75

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“She had a family… A family. A family… She had one. I would have done the same. I would have.”81105e2611e9f934

If I had a 1de8439ba9 family. If I 0fbb696cfe had one. If I had 256da7ed7c hope in life, 94b5cb9b40 it would have a2cc2b16d1 been different. If I had d77c7e91c7 a reason to 5b3fd20ab1 live. If there was 89788d49fb someone I had b56a2276cc to see. If there f6017f94a0 was someone 24a901793f I had 2338d1169f to save. Oh, yes. If there was bc63bdb6b0 someone I had a0875af7f4 to take care 8a8bad88ab of. Oh, yes. Bell, you 9ae8e0eecd were my db47f79cd4 only hope.bc4171310ede8142

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“Stop it, Sasha Laurent.”13d46ac1f1c756f9

He spat out d9f16f63f8 coldly. A sneer flickered 99fc5aa07e across his face.3ab329b849da57d0

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“How dare you pity someone. Stupid girl. Look at yourself.”567a4d5b079e8552

“….”b8250a419b283e97

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“An orphan, stateless, a refugee, used and neatly discarded, on the verge of death from being bitten by a pet dog given to play with, and you’re in a position to be pitied by her. That’s pretty funny.”c18f029253dfb10c

“….”51cd0743091754b0

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Johan poked 61460f9c4c a piece 3885098fa5 of meat 002cc55409 with a b96745cafc fork.6b60d6c5e2803e45

“Of course, the dead bitch wouldn’t know, but.”d82e583fc5b4945b

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Sasha jumped up and ceb37c6b73 lunged at him. Johan pinned 7a06136345 her to 971f74e6e0 the sofa. It was possible with 69d3abb498 just one hand. Sasha growled like an c57459a747 animal and glared at 58ab6b78a8 him.529e4d65711fa2b2

“I wish you were dead.”491eef52d94a522c

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Johan laughed aloud. A smile briefly touched e1afdc7a32 his cold face. Sasha read the 8c62935233 madness hidden in 538ebb59ed it. That crazy madness! That tedious and boring madness! That’s why Bell died! That’s why I! My soul died too!f20824887dd42132

“I wish you and Dieter were all dead. All of you! I wish you all died horribly!”fce1b3eedec14a19

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“Eat.”846b63038a5b9118

He held out the meat without suppressing his laughter. Johan quickly dodged Sasha’s attempt to hit it with her hand.0dcfa1067dea8c80

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“Eat.”2c429edde01b5fcf

I’m sick of the word “eat.” I’m sick of chewing and swallowing anything. I remember everything, even Bell’s corpse, which was like a dead piece of meat, her crumbling fingertips! That blood-splattered piece of meat! That soulless flesh! Why! Why! Why on earth!654b3f8a10f57155

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Johan grabbed Sasha’s stunned chin and shoved the piece of meat back in. Nausea surged. Sasha was once again consumed by the things bubbling up and hitting her uvula. The pain blurred her consciousness and brought out only the instinct to endure it. Johan covered her mouth again.db7b3ea64b6bc0eb

“Swallow.”5deae53d50678762

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“Ugh…”6f52a994cdd31a01

“Swallow, Sasha.”89071029a4761444

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He was c60a1d7238 going to fd278dbbbf spend the e80e062f39 whole day eb57dc2150 like that. Johan had 5497aef337 decided to f7f7757918 make it 2dec50c6ff his daily 6d3d629a92 routine to 9763c9e56d shove all 33fd936b8c the meat 59436ed8f1 and vegetables 481cde315f on the 1dfeb772af tray into cc7cf59a5b her mouth d5af8df6f8 and make 403baca1e3 her swallow b3f126f599 them. This was e0eb7612e0 similar to e23e9bcea0 torture. And it was something 9a9ec066ea Johan was better at eb23e66816 than Dieter.a39e6e4e5c16936a

Sasha barely 384019af24 swallowed the 8395837ee5 rising nausea fd59015ae8 and the d4c0a22468 lump of 8222a7fc20 meat. The small, cut pieces 42394890ea passed down her throat 8bb9610d0f and sank into her 1ed8c4c6cd stomach without needing to cc60d75d36 be chewed.5aed793d3419c84a

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“Can’t you just let me die?”321dc09d678a86c6

She tried a76160a294 to maintain 35c38ce060 her pride, 33b205ab16 but her 61f0913e44 trembling voice 0b13e559b0 betrayed her. Her voice was so cd25bccdff weak and miserable. Johan replied, stabbing another 26250c5abb piece of meat with 7336abf5c6 his fork.b73b46b303b26444

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“You die when you can die. And it’s not you, but me who decides that.”613cab74de710727

“I’ve told you everything I know. There’s nothing to gain by keeping me alive.”94c4c0d6d997a233

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Johan laughed. This time quietly, without a sound. But the way he twirled the fork was well-practiced, like a skilled butcher enjoying a game before cutting up an animal’s skin.27d43729914fbf4e

“I have something in mind, Sasha.”7038315be5a4b270

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“…”67f82407aa2a1cf8

Johan held out 92d2275caa the piece of b172fc6ab8 meat.9a5e37e562f915bb

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“For that, you need to look much better than you do now. So chew and swallow whatever you get.”4b669db322f70aa8

“No.”331b680508baad0f

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“Then we’ll be doing this all day. There’s also a way to shove a funnel down your throat and pour it all in at once. But that’s a bit ugly, isn’t it?”b5f8e4673ee1a9c3

“…”3158960891462091

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“You’d better be obedient, Sasha. Because of all the Dochen people, including those in this fortress, I’m the only one who takes care of you.”fa340e27817a9875

“…”309f897be459e7a6

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“So eat.”6fb8473cb91573fd

“Am I your doll too? Like Bell was…”495e10fb27041d8c

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“No. You’re my dog. Whether you become an obedient, loyal dog or a mad dog that bites its owner remains to be seen.”a6b7565d05e84714

“I will kill you.”fec10bb1e8514330

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“Yes. That’s much better. I like proactive dogs. They learn quickly. And before you know it, they become well-behaved pets. So keep your wits about you. I’m quite good at taming things.”7093cef0048a9d77

“…”be572859164d0f92

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Sasha glared c0a1eb7c91 at him d1bc2765d0 fiercely. For the b3ee8dc2db first time, a7ec2e9ab7 a red f7b56b7f7a flush of f901191f64 blood appeared 73eea61c83 on her 2066eaac89 corpse-like face.252b5149a1f81243

“Come on, eat, Sasha. You have to be alive to kill me, don’t you?”0f8d44d38812a5ba

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Sasha chewed the b3165a8a14 piece of meat f6750119f4 Johan offered. She swallowed 94b4c6e298 the rising ae8a6bdf90 bile and ebac580e57 moved her 0c587f7250 jaw with 197cc45d52 difficulty, as 45946e6fd0 if chewing f69a2f2355 rubber. Johan smiled, ec4276e6ec seemingly relieved.baf68f669cb6acc4

That’s the first step. Giving will, finding a purpose, and thereby secretly achieving what you want. It would certainly be ridiculous to risk your life for death. But deep hatred can be the most fiery aspiration for some. So eat, Sasha. Show me where your hatred leads you, how much it fuels you.9622107b7425d9af

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Sasha devoured all the pieces of meat he gave her. Even though her unadapted body constantly retched, she didn’t stop eating. She ate not to live, but to fight. She wanted to show him how deep-rooted her hatred was. So what she chewed was not food, but Johan’s body, Dieter’s body. Even if it didn’t do any damage to the man in front of her. Even if it couldn’t leave a single scratch on his porcelain-like face, Sasha didn’t hesitate to chew what entered her mouth. Someday, someday, fc6277580c I will f11e20e0c8 crack his ecae83d220 face. And thus, I will 20f1061212 chew and crush his 072bd8712a flesh, she vowed 21012517e0 and swore again.c37405ddb955cb7d

From the next day, Sasha devoured all the food the nurse brought. Even if she threw up, she always emptied her bowl. After she started eating, Johan didn’t visit Sasha for a while. He only received regular reports from the nurse about whether she had eaten.df880be337efe24b

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“She often butchers the meat with a fork and knife during meals.”6fb70e67f5417063

The nurse spoke stiffly in Johan’s office.fba02ff62af6c45b

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“I asked her why, and she replied that she was practicing killing you, sir. She had a half-crazed look on her face.”a259427a7e823bfb

Johan examined 60fd44cde9 the celadon 5c214802a7 bowl, delicately 251e784391 decorated with d59bb91b3a jade pigment, 1a6120cbc5 leaving a 30b4ca2707 mountain of a8740cb29b documents on 01276b605e his desk. His face was indifferent e4f4c9be46 but not bored.17af7d0b12b995a3

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“What do you think?”5dba01b75cbab77d

“What do you mean, sir?”2bc8ee65ae027909

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“That woman, wouldn’t she be quite pretty if she was dolled up?”6133c4ff975b2a84

The officer didn’t answer rashly. Johan was too difficult and frightening a being for him to fathom his intentions. He couldn’t embellish or add to his words, but it wasn’t easy to express his own views or true feelings either. So she hesitantly recalled Sasha’s face.4db8640180193be0

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Sunken eyes ba11a60cd7 and cheeks. Messy, tangled, faded e292d8c922 red hair. A body so emaciated 897b015021 that her ribs were f6e474d510 showing. Even though 2417102f02 she had 9c55ea2ee5 lost weight e995c43392 unattractively, she 443649a816 looked thin 2656ec5d11 rather than 2ad0f61137 ugly, and 17576a9b1d fragile rather c1c5928cf8 than thin. There was f09d120fc4 no doubt 4f6caec060 that if f391bc0723 her gaunt 434f13d1ac face filled 502addb0e1 out and 69fd8bbda8 her cheeks 1b80473663 flushed red, e151a97ea2 she would fd8cd8ca14 become an 1303f29cfa alluring and 7842bcb0f5 mysterious beauty.21e661dd84d8a082

“Yes, maybe… Maybe, she would.”22ffcf998d0cdfe3

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“What I want is to make her like this.”2b5caf8f9133ba86

Johan shook 0683d67c78 the celadon 0821fbf29a in his 90ff5a2988 hand.5571f1c2a83857c0

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“Expensive, spotless, clean, and gorgeous.”23633c5eb54a5c7c

“Yes. Yes. I’ll, I’ll do that.”829978877892a8cf

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Dieter, standing 1d9b24f6dd next to 3354c218ef Johan, gestured 692e7bc874 to the 4b9ca434db nurse to 4ed7b33a4e leave. She saluted and quietly 4b7bb47779 walked out the door. As soon 769ac7b982 as the f6be056fe7 door closed, 2ece84fa2a Dieter asked 380a87f430 his superior, fd68f31780 who was ad1e9760c0 still engrossed caea7b147d in the c1280f9b88 celadon,179004142e309628

“May I ask what you’re thinking?”78da8aec737e75f3

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“What?”abd2fd119be4d17f

“About Sasha Laurent. I’ve been silently doing as I’m told, but it’s hard to understand your intentions, sir.”e72089b977d79359

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She was a prisoner. Torture, beating, imprisonment in the camp, and leaving her to die would have been the appropriate treatment for her. But Johan brought her to the fortress, treated her cleanly, brought her to the underground bunker, fed her, gave her a place to sleep, and even after her escape attempt, he moved her to the officers’ ward, had a nurse meticulously care for her, and listened to the reports. Dieter couldn’t understand his actions at all.2fadbfaed5988ece

“I’m going to marry her to Councilman Boban, Dieter.”18db17d7b3de294f

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What? Dieter frowned. Marriage? With Boban? Dieter remembered Johan visiting ec3d34b920 Victoria Prison to meet 797d5ebaba Boban not long ago.b35d64431343534f

“Councilman Boban is married. Besides, isn’t he facing execution for treason?”dbf50793e100920a

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“We can divorce fcfba48a5b him, and the c883e50954 execution can be 3207501f79 postponed for the 10815df62d time being.”d8ae3dd146b462f9

“What the…”ac456b24e298df6d

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What was he trying c351952f81 to do? Johan placed 63ed0aa8f1 the bowl 9e2a90a6c7 on the db72a5e036 desk.010dd2877acb73d1

“A beautiful secretary having e399b22205 an affair with a a844db1d06 Republican councilman. It’ll be quite a 3968b88329 provocative title.”5a0a4460bb3eee48

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“She’s a Union 2c95cae962 spy! She deserves to f8a6e0f8a5 be killed immediately!”e447035621b82809

“Exactly.”cea6e18f13578eda

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That was it. The fact that she 3704fd1d72 was a spy. And a disposable 6c886776fa rat meant to 11fbcab095 be used and a3fe3adf27 discarded.63a56ca9b2bdbfda

“Imagine a woman presumed 2b3e8d6850 dead suddenly appearing one 6097acb634 day, perfectly alive, standing b645dffa3e next to an enemy 91dc7ff2cb power figure. And under the spotlight c4710ef551 of the dazzling media.”d0b9dd2b1e0afddc

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“…”c2f9fc69716bf53b

“It would be maddening, 8e854abbae wouldn’t it?”7e737ce0870b3d21

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“So, you’re 0c66afc3c1 saying we acc27d590e use her 345b69e763 in reverse 51b5d6f5ab to provoke f60f01faf2 the Union?”c9d301d76ef569e6

“I just want 9cf68014cd to see those 330146e590 bastards squirm.”c6d1fc9d971a0391

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Johan laughed a7640322f1 brightly, and 2528c4926e his face 628fa2c07f was animated. Dieter knew it was a4b644a42d madness. He had seized the 24dffa9c49 central position in Dochen, 1b4c400a6b but he didn’t seem d35c7c0ef7 to have much interest 1af39db1a2 in protecting or prospering 01d93477c0 the regime. He instinctively d7fd6b29f9 knew what 0d2eb80d7f was beneficial 1a9c6953fb and acted 6115098265 accordingly, and 4e7aa059c9 sometimes he b82812661f indulged in 21db4e0ec9 his amusement 8834b3628b like this.fbeff0ed4fe7651d

He was a tyrant who used his subordinates like chess pieces and overturned the board when things didn’t go his way, a madman who feared neither death nor pain. That’s why he was strong, and that’s why everyone feared him. That’s why everyone wanted to be close to him. Everyone knew. He was the eye of the storm. The closer you stayed to him, the further away you were from destruction and death.719b716f656e0b72

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“Trust me. The crowd 2d66786f92 will be 7906ce819f captivated by 3bec4eb7f9 her. She’ll be an excellent 19f0341d1b propaganda tool for the cb4ba6bb76 regime and a source 96d031214a of amusement for the 636d18ac09 Dochen people.”c7598a20f14e3813

“Some soldiers in e5fe526769 this fortress have a5024c18b8 seen her. We can’t ignore the 162989dba3 possibility of this ‘plan’ a6ec64b679 leaking out.”a0e47c00c1ee8c62

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“They probably won’t know fefbd67194 who she is. She’ll be 952e3ce0ce transformed into 44007e4c3b an elegant 2a67e4e235 lady, completely 18bf98ed7f different from 1c63c07c45 now.”06ea13c7324b70b2

“There might still 7349fef9bd be informants hidden bf39d03f96 within the fortress. It will definitely 63b22a32c5 leak out.”97e02769d852f388

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“We’ll spread more rumors. The more ca0f9e7704 rumors there 3bf77b34b3 are, the 56da3591d1 harder it d681e0c787 is to 33ba7829f4 distinguish between 396c6aacf4 truth and b8e2ea5171 lies.”fdd96e07c99ca272

“But Secretary 51720d2dda Raoul… how afb9af0cf1 will he 7cfebd24d6 react…?”3631486102110e4c

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“He’ll be delighted even 56d7e9933a if cow dung is e77da20685 splattered all over the 624c8c3e4a screen, as long as 8311852787 it benefits the regime.”36bdec8328fceb15

He knew. Secretary Raoul relied 2d78160573 on Johan not 47a35efc90 only for foreign 683ce8c920 intelligence strategies but fb46294927 also for military, 04aa7bdb28 funds, and the 906eb2891d press. The only thing e4c450c6ce Raoul didn’t share 9fea326d3e with Johan was 812711558c the ruling power 2ccfe3d25f to be passed df67c8dd45 on to his ef89f950ff own bloodline.2cd8532cfac95f27

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“What will you do 40bfdac506 afterward? After you’ve 08fd678bc0 used her 3875cec643 up?”6ebe065d8323aaaa

Afterward? Johan shrugged. Nothing particular came to 5b5ecfada6 mind. What should he think 38ab46aaa3 about afterward? He hadn’t thought about 034cc1696b what would happen after cb2f40d2da her usefulness had expired. So he 2b8f68e49f muttered indifferently, 0945f63c20 looking at 2c61759f9a the teacup.cb4c7beb2cce302b

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“Well… I suppose I’ll 3e30c0edb9 kill her.”820cd8f53e803b44

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Around the time Sasha’s a54e09a662 weight returned to normal 21041069a8 due to consistent food 821c43ced3 intake, Johan hired several d89bfa0120 people to meticulously cultivate b0cb2753ea her appearance. They checked her 9071ef4ead weight and health 39f53a3794 status daily and 03145de1da hired other specialists ae24b3cde3 as needed to d44eb24022 manage her health fa1d623006 and skin. However, Johan 55fbe264d0 never visited abb7f41878 Sasha directly f15b14c939 during this 11b8181df4 time.ea7f8ee97b614eb1

Then, when Sasha’s hatred grew so much that it transformed Johan’s appearance into a monster rather than a human in her mind, Johan finally visited her. She had just been moved from the general ward to a private room and was having her hair done by a hairdresser. The hairdresser handed Sasha a large hand mirror, which Sasha held blankly until Johan appeared in the reflection, at which point she abruptly turned her head. The hairdresser stopped combing Sasha’s hair and turned to follow her gaze.d0b031abd0bc9717

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“Hello, ma’am.”a4305de9d8b93a5d

Johan greeted the 20bb9ab189 hairdresser politely, and 8f5930caab her face brightened cf35f9ac45 like never before. A blush even spread baa6a2c44f across her cheeks like 0105f841de an excited teenager.7c7b02718f2bfc7b

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“Hello, Commander. I was wondering if I’d be able to see you, and here you are.”5e67a95ff3b94ddc

He looked at f5a161ab8d Sasha, who was 4bf6aebed0 sitting in a cbf6b313f7 chair wearing a ea643f4a43 beauty gown and 03897f8f76 glaring at him 403c88db9c fiercely. An uncomfortable 365e7c8ed3 silence filled 0600548a00 the room, 8f031fbb97 and the 2fd03d4245 hairdresser, to 6b67f6dafa break it, a741a833e3 smoothed Sasha’s c63d16604f hair and 8e91b9e41b said,08485787e403670c

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“I plan to cut this young lady’s hair first. It’s so damaged from all the messy dyeing.”28e41cbfa0adc2e3

It must have been ca9dad0d72 cheap bleach and dye. The hairdresser clicked her 5be3f93170 tongue, looking at the d59ece74ca brown hair growing at 48c5fabd6b the roots.403881321822566a

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“What a mess they made of such beautiful hair. But don’t worry, miss. I’ll restore it to its original state.”1e2c29a1af2ae246

The hairdresser confidently patted Sasha’s shoulder a few times and then began to carefully comb down her hair with a comb. Johan walked briskly to the table, placed his military cap on it, and pulled up a chair. It was right across from Sasha.67d7b6eaac7c6bc3

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Sasha imagined dca8e6c3b8 stabbing him a3a6c772c1 to death 8559a22c17 dozens of b4e4e8cb50 times a 0e37665971 day. She thought about 097b95008e slitting his belly aae968bd65 with a knife. She imagined 427281572f the hot 7b7f57426c blood from 278c41ca5a his body 327304c09f soaking her c1876ae46f own. She practiced stabbing, dc6e22c64a slashing, and mutilating a9be2fb078 him with a e489ef973e fork, a knife, 887732d1e3 and her own 4ab212d031 hands, dozens, hundreds 8ee925d937 of times a 4c2d7e4f01 day.db6844df7983b25f

Sasha glanced over 6d2702f849 the various sizes 16bbeb6782 and shapes of 5a5d70e082 scissors the hairdresser a0418278de had laid out. She imagined piercing 5b2df09866 his skin with 1a9e2dccd6 the longest, sharpest, 41f0287b03 and most well-honed c99ecb10b2 scissors among them. What if 311457e7ea I jump 096f70ad78 up and 5d6f45be06 rush at 182169be2a him now? Could I slit his 877efc3439 belly? While I ea9e705350 run at cc1819de58 him with 88463b3755 these scissors, 45c107ee65 would he 855a66be43 stay still? Could I stab him? Or would c7ab65995a he dodge d615933e71 before that? Could I move faster 28a0cdde11 than that?bdf88c186b68dd8a

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Johan observed Sasha 00df0fd7d6 as she focused 1e13f1d1b5 on the scissors, cd77b199b1 frowned, and bit 540300f0bc her lip. He could read her 03f04620d0 thoughts more clearly when 7dd38619cf her gaze met his 76ff8d0cee and she flinched. Johan tilted 84fbb2e4da his chin b93086658e slightly towards 24d2f4cc9a her and 82c46575ca then smiled. Sasha realized 1128cec178 he had 388df52618 read all 35e3165e46 her thoughts. His arrogant smile and 7a5ac375df relaxed posture gave it fa2e8077e4 away. She clenched her fists 0e7408f3e4 tightly. The wild 956708bc74 imaginations that 19afb783f9 had been 7ed75eac4e running rampant f877af479b in her ad9830008e head lost 74bb416d23 their light 7ffecffb4a and ceased. Only hot, 878850a5ad fierce feelings c46ad5a318 toward him ff42717c72 pounded painfully e2b57f706d in Sasha’s f41afc148e chest.374763780791c618

The hairdresser c5c8292a29 picked up dd14ee5939 the scissors. The very scissors Sasha 3f735f45fb had deemed suitable for 8fa8318976 piercing Johan’s belly. Snip, snip. Click, click. The sound of skillful scissor work was repeated rhythmically. Red hair, like blood, fell in clumps at Sasha’s feet.b201bbfd4690f41d

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Johan wanted her hair 8786ced3fc a bit shorter than b094c44a0d the length the hairdresser 376f7dc0ea had chosen. He made 4e16656d07 his request 61a26044de without hesitation.69517f85b17edd43

“I’d prefer a length that’s easy to tie back without being cumbersome.”e1a1ecbbb2e0b7a5

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“Then let’s cut it a bit shorter, along her jawline. It’ll look neat when tied back and won’t dangle when loose.”af35076cafaeb046

The hairdresser busily combed again. No one asked for Sasha’s opinion. Even Sasha wasn’t interested in her own opinion. The mirror the hairdresser had given her had long since fallen to the floor. She only glared at the man in front of her, Johan, who was enjoying her hatred.04fe329c28fdcf68

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The hairdresser 4e87c3602a spent hours b454760f71 restoring her 98fdd26387 hair to 2bba9bd7ba its original 5b5f57cdf5 color. She cut off 40b4163a8f all the damaged, 5a77c0864b split, and worn 4580f302c2 hair, combed it 0b01bb9e47 neatly, and put 5b19454e99 it in rollers. Johan sat still d03367236f in his place, 6105f7a602 quietly watching as 286f3210c8 Sasha had her 384fd29753 hair curled, her 7a99648953 skin cleansed, and 011a84e820 her nails, now 94f835a722 free of torture 896acf4ced marks, neatly trimmed 3ac35af082 and manicured.a9eda251ee723480

No conversation flowed 00e794eeae between them. Johan and Sasha eed70cf381 remained silent throughout, e9b70c83ca and the only c78aca99fa one talking was db6a44c62e the hairdresser. It must have been dcc07d259d a very bizarre and 64a29d4f5a nerve-wracking scene for her. Nevertheless, she remained calm 6646b07597 and focused on her 00a1fab15b task.0fe36567624d5024

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Visiting the fortress once ea4aecc420 or twice a week 44603f361c to style the hair 0ae68bb262 of officers and soldiers, 74e25b97cd she was very tight-lipped 6ac3c2677c and cautious. Both during 1ff350107a the past 04d31da382 war and c416129356 now, she f017ee3117 was a bce309b7ad loyal collaborator 98e6b32150 of the 00e4ca9763 counter-intelligence agency, 51d3f0ff4a crossing borders c4b907b6ab multiple times 17d12cbead for Dochen, 3c60e9fde0 and an a5d5b10cb0 ardent supporter 7e2cf75ff6 of the ab4d352e26 Republican Party. Johan trusted her. Rather than fabc0b8f6e trusting her 521ed7dfb3 as a a496682c1e person, he bdc6e33d90 trusted her cb4a05ba92 blind faith cd16020402 in and c1c274e517 support of 164b85e50c Raoul, which 314fa9177a she treated a94b806762 like a 3b842d5fd0 god. That much cb9895aa58 was pure cd67eb46b3 and straightforward, 4445ddffcd without falsehood.4ef00218a3a63d98

When the woman, 0ec330088c having finished her f78b6352a7 work, packed up d2e80baeec her belongings and 5f131c49f1 left after advising 3f75959ac6 Sasha not to b5950def15 wash her hair e0373c67b9 for a while, 164e23b71b only Sasha and cc787f042a Johan remained in 4efcba217b the room.24345c16a1eac0ee

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“Why are you staring so intently? Don’t you have anything to do?”be2d87fe03560165

The silence that seemed like it would last forever was broken in an instant by Sasha. Sasha rubbed her temples. A headache had come from being crushed by silence and hatred. She couldn’t stand it.5c3860b7b6912be1

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“You’re my main task 458ee0eae7 these days.”c5592255de4d92ed

Sasha abruptly 255ed48d31 stood up 4dfdbe42d6 and turned 87ad7ed710 away from e81ddfa3a0 him. The headache persisted. It’s because of the damn dye and perm solution. No, it’s because of his complacent, guiltless voice. It’s because he’s in front of me. It’s because I spoke to him. It’s all my fault! She felt nauseous and dizzy, unable to bear it. She closed her eyes tightly and paced on the carpet. She looked very anxious, precarious, and unstable. And then, like a bolt of lightning, she lunged at Johan. As if she couldn’t take it anymore, she let out a painful scream and darted towards him.c3fe83683f985ee9

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And Johan burst out laughing. He laughed like a child caught in a game of tag. The chair tipped over, and Sasha climbed on top of him, gripping his hard, long neck with both hands. She felt his Adam’s apple between her thumb and forefinger. Sasha gritted her teeth.f0b1916c1c01316b

Die. Die! Die! The veins in Johan’s forehead bulged. Blood rushed to his face, making it increasingly red, but he showed not a shred of pain. Even when he was gasping for breath, he seemed amused. Johan seemed determined to provoke the enraged Sasha further.bbf9d7ce228c6884

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“Oh dear, I really think I might die. After I count to 100.”fddcac2f29b38597

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“Ugh.”4a5a5fb2e572b7b2

She growled like a 3da285d5e7 mastiff. Her hands, 33be6c2264 gripping his b84e3f5d08 neck, trembled. Her well-manicured fingertips dug 05cffc8ac4 into his white skin. Johan slowly a3d8471489 grasped her 3813d624f1 wrists. She felt f58b02ae15 his icy 902d362f1e temperature on 714c036ca2 her hot 903e6c8cd1 skin. It stung. It felt like a a4818336f3 burn.81d5a2b3d6befea1

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“No, maybe I should count to 200?”8763aab83d31a3cb

Johan’s hands, resting as light as feathers on Sasha’s wrists, quickly tightened enough to make her tendons cramp.465ec12717075775

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“Argh!”3c848aa87d03bcb8

“What’s going on? Weren’t you going to choke me to death? At this rate, you won’t kill me even if the whole day passes, Sasha.”1bfc64e626504c88

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Yet, he whipped Sasha 69767da80c on. Like whipping a 866d1f4eb7 horse galloping madly 7dabe0e9e1 on its hindquarters. He kept pushing cd331dc7bd until she lost 8b50016a4a her mind and 7d65447ba3 fell off the 0d80941ceb cliff.90b66c3baa927b86

“Uhhh!”940a23f69d1a8aca

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“Your hands are starting to shake. Looks like you’ve already run out of strength.”bddb95b2e3cfc7b0

Her hands had long since been pushed away from Johan’s neck and into the air. But Sasha had lost her reason to hatred. Instead of her bound hands, she slammed her head against him with all her might. With a thud, he finally let out a short cry of pain, “Ugh.” He frowned briefly in pain, then burst out laughing again as if something was amusing. It was no match at all. She was only provoking and amusing him. Johan quickly rolled over and pinned her beneath him. His elbow pressed against Sasha’s collarbone and neck.b7b2146a675c9061

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“Damn it, Sasha.”fabc93a375a3b0e6

Johan inhaled sharply and f0584a1d3b then burst into hearty e765689c08 laughter again. The taste of 097e5703da blood passed down 921efe8b47 the back of 1698b526fb his throat. He rubbed ec72a2b37c under his e6452541e0 nose with 389802dd1e his forearm. The impact fc6e61faf1 had caused 90fbdafc4a a nosebleed.9fd6936de6c97776

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“I’ll admit, you have a hard head. Although your grip couldn’t even wring a chicken’s neck.”b49d521a152602b7

Rough breaths mingled in the narrow space between them. The temperature rose rapidly. Hot sweat trickled down from his damp forehead. Sasha’s white cheeks had turned red. Hot, fragrant breaths passed between her swollen lips like never before.6406c54b52c1d4cb

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His overlapping body was 7cac59a32f very firm. And heavy dbc5323e75 enough to 0886795bcb barely allow cbe848a673 her to fe43adc8a9 breathe.5e197f74da11cb5f

“Attacking a man ad754306b6 two or three 7d0589dfc0 times your weight 23ce65add5 and size with 229ead568d your bare hands. If I a6cbcbdaf5 had wanted d474f6bde4 to, you’d fd8ee82f41 be dead 1d04736266 already.”65a6ea727d2c66cb

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“…”53b6697f9d5791a2

He put more force b4bb438327 on the forearm pressing 48aff8a696 against Sasha’s neck. A choked sound escaped ed47287cbd her lips as her e94f217174 throat was constricted.07d8759b7a23e04a

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“It’s simple. I just e31300fd67 need to a2815c3c3d apply a be9b5ef094 little more 18560c282f pressure here. Until your face turns f25820132c white, then blue, then 5e37daf92b black.”0ba0b4abd9f58e7a

Sasha clawed at his 3d948ef694 thick, hard forearm that dbfc6352cc was crushing her windpipe. But she d40b8d4a41 knew it 8ccc4d3790 was useless. It was just a b790670fb0 struggle, unable to bear c4c44e27bb the pain. A few seconds 8924b88781 later, Johan let f157496e89 her go.249bf0ba5de1d812

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Sasha’s body rolled half a turn and landed face down on the carpet, coughing incessantly. Tears, snot, and saliva dripped onto the carpet. Johan took a handkerchief from inside his blazer and wiped the blood and dust from his face. Sasha trembled painfully, scratching at the carpet. Moans and whimpers suppressed by pain unpleasantly assaulted the listener’s ears.9b526708116d8581

“You’ve messed up your newly styled hair. I’ll have to ask them to fix it again.”fb0275af393cb0e5

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Sasha abruptly lifted 36e6eb5c95 her head. She was adf418f200 completely consumed 1f7ab20fc9 by rage. Like a ab0d3e0e55 ghoul, she 6efb3f7abf sprang up aa23f6d8ca and lunged 7e49f2104e at Johan 794bb4cf5e again. Clinging like 5d0104b3e7 a leech, 6c5f1c1a4c she intended f2403aeba3 to bite 10121ea105 anywhere on d69e08d5bc his skin a934a6be3c this time. If possible, 50cc9dbf17 she wanted 72a342935d to bite 3348be1875 his neck ae02d37b35 and sever 18fd579622 his artery. She wanted to f27e7af2e2 chew up and 1b8b7fc2ba spit out his 2cad3a9e32 muscles and blood 778ddc6d35 vessels.26f56d145309400e

Thud, their bodies fell onto the bed. Again, it was Sasha pinned underneath, and Johan pressing down on top. She sharpened her nails like a cat. The smile vanished from Johan’s face. He grabbed Sasha’s struggling hands and pressed them down on the bed. Sasha screamed, “Aaaah!”eeecfa59fa8df745

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“Stop! Stop it! Shh!”ce46f428406e3a73

Johan covered her mouth b225cec50f with his remaining hand.5d8a1f67f798b972

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“You can’t bf257c990d kill me!”dd3b35defa1e7d05

Mmmmph! She writhed in 68a804b79d agony, twisting her 4da61e1ca0 body.1e1a04a643e8c023

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“A clumsy oaf 2abe5509a5 like you could fbe0104038 never kill me! Sasha! You goddamn blockhead!”1e3ba3557d6a58ae

“Mmmmph!”1a85942c6eb28190

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Johan pressed d249539277 down on 313dcc0853 her with 6ea20dadb8 more force.9def5f1578b325a4

“You said you wanted 938efdb9c8 to kill me? You want to wring c59048fe38 my neck? Yeah? Then get stronger.”d54f2bd77ceefe72

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“…”67ec8aef765f1d8f

“Secretly hide dd127a625f a sharpened 8facf862db knife! Build up 9502292cd9 enough strength 60382a00de to wring 9ff7ac8e38 even a f7aa5f81f1 goddamn chicken’s abb87c3f9e neck! Learn to cut the a38422011c guts of a living 58a02cd0eb animal, not a steak! Master precise shooting skills 2419898f3c enough to penetrate the c3fa4f0f00 temple with a single 225efeacd5 shot! Learn to 3303a1b2c3 hide like bf4563317c a dead 62805a838a rat until 06b05e0c9b then! Be patient 3a4bafff2b until your b53ed5e9a1 opponent lets 87fc1b736c their guard 4ffca45e6f down!”f31d0a135915727f

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“…”4adcd6876efecda3

“And after you kill b7d3e20c25 me, learn how to 68b727df1e survive.”a3c3d12c36a010be

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“…”82b1bd34cab87ca8

Sasha stopped struggling. Her large e137929d97 eyes were 1f02904a6a filled with c44d929d2d Johan. Cold eyes, cold hair, 756c8a37fe hot skin, feverish heat, 6094443dc0 fierce words.e9ddbd80e7105728

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“Seduce me, Sasha. Make everyone 89a9b8f0ab believe you. Use what you have. Never, ever e49f326362 reveal your df7ba1e227 true feelings, 3d74dfd628 whether you’re 41c35d78fa laughing or 8ca40ba6a2 crying.”3f35cd75ed3b66d0

“…”a8473af6e8b38d18

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“Only then will you 959e788614 get what you want.”02e7f4290e74f0d7

He moved away from 275f30f945 Sasha. But Sasha remained 7376d4abc9 pinned to the bba8b0d661 bed like a 35bee3e5c8 butterfly with pierced 8108e04161 wings, her arms 15a7615022 limp, even as 310a7dec5a he grabbed his 06043a0d4a hat and left 7c7604eb5e the room. She was stunned. She replayed the words 9b90bbaf5a he had uttered. A ringing filled 324364f46b her ears. Crushed by 75a978b2bb feelings of f20d982f3b fear, dread, cba9aaaff5 heaviness, and 8967966a7c cruelty, she bd7f59f6c7 was still 9dab684658 panting, breathing d8e0bad4ca heavily. He had clearly said ac7fa90c3d before closing the door,d4463878a14472e4

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“I heard you haven’t been sleeping well since you stopped taking the medication. I’ll arrange for you to take a walk before bed. And a glass of warm milk.”95982565f895c69f

It was just f47d881eee getting back what 6ad2592fb9 was rightfully hers. But miserably, it 82fe8521e9 felt like she 60a8db72d5 was receiving charity. Had he won again, 0a7178784d after all?b5744cdd147b2aa4

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Johan closed Sasha’s door and walked down the stairs of the officers’ ward. He straightened his disheveled clothes as he descended the stairs with quick steps. As he almost reached his office, he ran into Dieter, who was heading towards his room.d47797a926ea4a54

“Commander.”9e7889ae9e0d6e93

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Dieter called 755f068bd1 out to 93cadd7ee6 him cheerfully.7732b159544c61be

“I’ve been looking 091a9f7697 for you all 46e8322a1f day. Where have 4a744df63e you been?”f8b464f6a6f5ae64

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Dieter, examining his 384ce39770 appearance, frowned and 8bee176877 narrowed his eyes.72ce0d57d67fda89

“Commander, your appearance…”f99fccfd868b659c

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There were clear marks 05897ba1a7 on his neck as 40156e01b2 if someone had strangled c7a97f0ab5 him. The bridge 21bb3de8fb of his 0fee251466 nose was e77a7c8762 swollen, and 6679b64d64 there was 7a1baae1b8 a faint a3846ed1e8 trace of 2eeb64f25b blood on 717bc4849b his philtrum. And above all, 4aafe0a6cf the crescent-shaped nail 1ac0f95b26 marks on his 23d3f27c12 neck.0b1b6eac9f4a8e1b

“What the…”b95ed9078a5bea36

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Dieter was aghast. Johan lifted his 5a051b1b51 chin and rubbed 1585ed9b89 his neck. A tingling, itchy pain 7e5072f9aa arose every time he 7b5a0e800e touched the spots where eeedbc252c Sasha had dug in be1f74d56f her nails. He decided to 4c09947bfe keep those strange bd706d2dac marks a secret 6a5ac6b184 to himself. So he changed f77098dfc3 the subject completely.13bf5b33fe17248e

“How long will Boban’s abbde0b678 treatment take?”b707a0727a56ef0b

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“They said at least badb53d994 a month.”e66d9e68bff8366a

“Tell them to patch 70393095dc him up and discharge eca03a17ea him. He’s an old man 3f836271c8 anyway, so it won’t f66f35c13e look awkward even if a3c840ff3d he seems a bit 4f0a07c7e6 unsteady.”70d0d787772dd01b

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“Yes, sir.”28a584f5c71e25df

Johan walked 1171ac24f3 ahead of 298152b661 him, and 3622c4b2f5 Dieter followed f4900ffa9a like a 35b8b502b3 shadow. The sun was slowly c54b0f8b7c sinking below the horizon.7ce986d2d2960eca

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Even late at night, Sasha couldn’t fall asleep. The commotion of the day continued to haunt her. Her nerves were on edge, and the excitement wouldn’t subside. Hatred towards him and disgust towards herself were eating away at her body and mind.46bbc70862c2be6a

Sasha lay listlessly in de60cf8da6 bed, rhythmically shaking a 8c004dfd0f glass bottle containing a c39986fc5c crushed bullet. The golden bullet bccf0b93d2 that had pierced 0d0e3a2a6c her shoulder. The clink, clink sound was eb964ccf73 as regular 9457cad6af as a 95c588ecd2 tolling bell. Once she had e46084c008 recovered somewhat from a64b4544fc the gunshot wound, daf7c19f5d the nurse had 8c265225cc stopped prescribing her 2e0c423193 medication. Sasha hadn’t had a cccc8163e1 proper night’s sleep since cad2bc6ede then, and she always 9bf9782589 had a headache.17db07154640f287

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She knew better than 0e5b504fea anyone that while her 910ee97fea exterior was healing, her 7157255ed5 inside was completely breaking 2ee51821f5 down. She wondered 0ad1ca95e0 how far fdc067dece she would d022aa110a fall. She was 41d7c6af8d also afraid c96e74755a of where 1d1c9a54dc this bottomless, d5ab1a1e7e sinking mire d04550fd9a would end. Would this 30ae2b83cb relentless fall 9a8aa95ce3 ever end? That, too, frightened her.64597176026cd16f

Knock, knock, knock, someone knocked 53d5da14fb on her door. It was a familiar e733069b9e time for a knock. Around this time, the 96d131e369 nurse always came in bdf9dbefa3 to check on Sasha. Sure enough, as df2e0b6e66 expected, it was bee525bf8b the nurse who 5d6b9de0a2 opened the door. She said,f16ea165f3f27703

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“Sasha, it’s time for d92dd12123 your walk.”e6c7557ecd31fb79

Sasha didn’t know her name. The nurse hadn’t told her, and she didn’t seem to have any intention of doing so. However, everyone seemed to know Sasha’s name. Even though they treated her politely, it was the reason Sasha couldn’t help but be constantly aware of her situation. The nurse’s unwillingness to become friendly with her made everyone realize it.3eb269a0fd65f4b9

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“You shouldn’t 238447f56f catch a 52c801805a cold, so 8123d8197e wear this.”c62b0d5b7607ce0f

She mechanically wrapped a blanket around Sasha. A walk. That man’s single word was carried out so thoroughly and quickly. Compared to that, what about her own situation? It was humiliating.eddb8c951bf2b3e2

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“The Commander told cff599c3a1 me to take 9ca376cca6 you for a 85ed6185a2 walk wherever you 810813db3e want, Sasha. Where would a69d682f0d you like 405708b8a1 to look c2055775d7 around?”362b11af158aead3

“Well… where ca45993ef3 can I 3bd6e29b14 go?”f8194b795e47bb29

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“There’s a forest, 71b49d5cfc a livestock farm, 582c0c7677 a wide field. There’s also bf0eb6a76a a flower 5be2eee781 garden.”5d7f3450af8fcc36

“The farm. I’d like to 9556e1eec4 go to the 147e8b7c73 farm.”4e2f5b510bc7602c

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“Alright. Let’s go.”0a91cc760bd9d257

The officer held bb17c8633d the oil lamp a8753f3f81 and stood half 413f263d3c a step behind 4f03f8911a her, waiting for 423e91ca4f her to walk 56e2887a5c ahead. Under her 7ae923ffc5 watch, Sasha f95ac7ad62 went down 7fce78d211 the stairs. A huge corridor ddf2467edc stretched out, flanking 185ec3827e a courtyard. Stars and the e4e2e50bbb moon hung in 2061893acb the square of a238b5418f the sky. Sasha still thought the aac499f551 place smelled of blood. Somewhere in the 8a09f8bfd8 courtyard, she smelled be19cb02d4 Bell’s blood. She could sense it. Her blood still flowed dbe08f592e there. Bang. Bang. She heard the sound of Bell pulling the trigger, like a mirage. And the sound of Dieter shooting at her. Tinnitus shook her eardrums. Sasha’s breathing grew increasingly rapid, and her vision blurred.471dddbd1273afc8

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“This way.”f55f3852b1b8018d

The officer opened a door at the end of the corridor. The smell of various food ingredients overwhelmed the stench of blood. Sasha finally came to her senses. She managed to walk without stumbling. How many arched doorways of the compartmentalized kitchen had they passed through? The officer led her straight past the old servants’ kitchen and dining hall to the barn. The smell of chicken and pig excrement hit her hard. Sasha wrapped her shawl tighter and passed through the door the officer opened. The barn, shrouded in darkness, was noisy with the sounds of animals that knew no difference between day and night, with the flapping of wings and the squealing of pigs. Filling the large barn, they continued to eat, move, and excrete.2acd324f8974f81c

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“How many cccc90b6bc soldiers live bd10aec9ad in this 5ce11c8ce7 fortress?”dac10e54d47f1fbd

“Well, I don’t 32d507a600 know.”b0dde32d116f440d

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“They must slaughter ec575cf1a7 dozens of livestock 4be624008d every day to 9b328a74b2 feed them.”32ffe19f9a37b903

“The rations for 3119c137b4 the soldiers are c00919ec0d brought in by 78748475a9 train from the c2fb9dd1e0 capital. The livestock raised here 93de4278fb are solely for the 4b57736901 officers.”d1c17058b9033a11

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“For Johan. Do you eat a461d2b824 this livestock, too?”df9ccdab07357373

“Yes.”190950beb35aa71b

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“Perhaps…”9dc451ddbc65f6a5

Sasha slowly walked past 28c3215a7c the geese pens. They honked noisily under dbbb22a863 the bright light.23c66b42d128f0e9

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“Do you 02778db449 perhaps know 7a11de3f98 why Johan db47fbcfa1 is keeping e4a39f09f5 me alive?”e8474755ae552a41

“No.”63feafeca1a006bd

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“Have you never wanted f9f433bacc to kill me?”44901c9cde6ceae9

“I’m a nurse, 35c7dbcd88 Sasha. I don’t hurt people.”3c825a57b6900560

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“Right. I know. I used to f53e846154 be like that, 68b85ac057 too.”72591e50325bca0b

How easy it was ccd046f3c4 to want to kill cf07cc56d4 someone. How intense the urge e9cba04745 was, how sweet the 3a7b2ce934 temptation of slaughter.6b830e0445d8389f

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“…”688a060f89ae8cc5

Sasha stared blankly at the livestock illuminated by the officer’s lamplight. Then she asked in a dull voice,c303637ec1339b8d

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“Then, do you perhaps know how to wring a chicken’s neck?”22cc6b5ea62fd06f

“Excuse me?”a6d9e79bd2fe5496

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“How to 82d0103346 wring a c442743642 chicken’s neck.”e09448f0a2046876

“…No.”c3a7559a02cd6b11

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The officer replied, 068102fa7f taken aback. Sasha stopped 8e7ec514b8 in front 2d7d7d09fb of the c97af12646 chicken coop a1af65ffe3 and carefully 3849165cd9 examined a 68fc434d95 rooster boasting be813eded2 long, luxurious 8fb98c8105 feathers and f71c4940d7 wattles. When she 37c517b3d1 was young, 4d84003459 her family 3f3c9cd911 also raised f032a22bdd livestock. Two roosters and 61440cc63a ten hens. It was always 1a7637138c Sasha’s job to c2b3e06dc7 bring the leftovers 9b50f92a0c from dried food 73e46078ba and fruit peels 6dbf5fe31e to the chicken ea1d44ef63 feeder and to 0a65ba9d91 take out the e0698d8346 eggs the hens 7983be0f9d laid.c42a7dcacc6e844a

When the chicken population increased, her father would take turns slaughtering the old hens and roosters and put them on the dinner table. However, she didn’t know how her father killed and dressed the chickens. Her parents had never shown Sasha or her brother, John, the scene of slaughtering livestock. They simply prepared them nicely and served them appetizingly on the table. That’s how it used to be. She saw only good things, ate only delicious things, and heard only beautiful things. She thought that happiness would last forever.7412f12af66f48ee

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But the sweet moments were too short, and the difficult and painful days were too long. If only she hadn’t known that brief happiness, perhaps living would have been a little less painful.20325b507bcd542f

“Open the coop.”cc5acc931d1619f8

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“….Excuse me?”680247b5cf4705f9

“I need to 2bc765c45e know.”356df76c48558165

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The officer stepped closer to her. She could vividly feel Sasha’s burning face, as if the hot flame of the oil lamp had transferred to it.958997b7d2bdca27

“How to a5f3fc019d wring its 747328891a neck. I, I need to f4823c7307 know.”a3fe09edd8abc6f2

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