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.ee94170a0e12557b

Johan was headed to 8f0e369bf4 the farthest cell in d7e5bc3d9e the prison. Dirtier, darker, 5d01c80c29 and narrower 6dc2e2b442 than any 9e706295bf other cell, 93fb2071d8 it was e7479f123b the last 26e81ad793 stop for 44ba88510d those condemned a5f91d56d9 to death, f20cf88a22 usually for b6a3fef2a2 treason or eebc49f5e0 horrific murders.616f782bedc1d051

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“Stay here.”dc539ba7bcfbfa79

He prevented Dieter from f88e7a5f2f following him inside before 7c1600b755 entering the barred cell. The damp, disgusting 3cc2db0a37 smell intensified. Johan scanned the pitch-black 1bfac1bbe2 darkness with his eyes. The sound of 689a4b6298 dripping water, and 54a5c33db2 rough, heavy breathing 642be84cce mixed with the 20004d9737 dampness.35cc7ff2ca006a16

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“Boban.”b7c5da9cefd6332f

The man 91d39142f2 coughed, then, 8e5de85d50 as if 31492dfda1 he’d heard f2f4f31ca2 the voice ee78f5fcd5 of Hades, 55265c1ec4 he cowered 299ad9bb09 and trembled 61b1ca0d54 in the 6b505a4f1e corner like 847218b6bd a cornered 07266f5645 rat.f89b35fe774ff057

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“J, Johan!”ede970b5a76607e4

“…….”9e0e7319937a4e5d

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“No. Listen to me! It wasn’t me! I don’t dff5c7a7fc know anything. I really….”ba6a3840b55639cd

“Shh.”8f7f44d79bf216fa

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Johan approached him, cbb1c6b8ca making a soothing 8e14ed2a8e sound. Boban was 661392fb9d still anxious 55827f6f8f that he 3343590d5c might be d3d5e09f07 harmed.8e5501db99b860f8

“You’re not a 58090032fc smart man. But you’re a loyal 768f1c3044 one.”432d6b6a79ada0a7

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“Th, That’s b4d4bb382a right, I’m 67e8cf78ea loyal. I’ve always, always ff5e1e0690 worked for the 2548648bb8 Republican Party and f890b532e8 the Secretary-General. I, I really, truly 19f4657e4f didn’t know anything. I’m innocent. I, I’m innocent.”323d81f308da0eb7

“Who else knows that 975cfbb809 you’re colluding with the 0057abe352 Allied forces?”027f14377e4740b3

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“N, No! That’s not true! I, I was 0e9f6a2bae tricked! I was deceived!”59234cfca5f34750

Johan took off 234a31792a his military cap, 81da41d148 pulled over a 4fbc235cd4 chair the guard ca579a642b had placed beforehand, ddb009e5ee positioned it facing 5a3f79951a Boban, and sat 4030ff1976 down.ca407402539783fe

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“You seem to change 883c98e80d secretaries quite often.”eb9eb95d4978a43c

“Johan, Johan… 00422e0c4d I don’t a966acc141 know. I don’t know anything 1294e797a7 about it.”7595dbd8bd013380

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“So? Did you kill them 01def1ec3b all? Where did you bury a512aa0b69 them?”614e54e62487c69f

“Listen to me, ffb9afb430 listen to what 2f9a3f2dee I’m saying, I…”47ded7ce1845807b

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Johan slapped him adfd849cb8 with his gloved fcd9e07472 hand. With a be6d98cc37 thud, he 60ed6d6195 fell down. The heavy f1332e7b5a chains on b33d939263 his feet c061111a7b and wrists 3d2867b9ed rattled. Cough, cough. While Boban coughed 54d85b79e8 loudly, Johan wiped acbbd8eb5d his gloves on ad13b75e55 the hem of 17c7848d97 his blazer.446642489277640b

“I told you. You’re loyal, but b01a79a893 not smart. So don’t try to 0d51080ac9 use that stupid head 4131d3740e of yours in front c695c61437 of me.”103090a190a38bb0

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“…….”e6160fdc2bee1700

“Whose back are you 3d15f5e77a covering, Boban?”869b848a27235259

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“…….”9705070adcc85548

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.c29853400c3f268e

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“What does 9e9f2a2ac6 this mean?”605ff7857701715e

Written on 0db94fd59f it was f1d433e208 a cipher, 92b1e0fbc8 a string d519d16e15 of unrecognizable 566a50905d alphabets. Boban shook his aa287fb582 head.f55d075f42e81608

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“I, I 91e3abb6e6 don’t know. I don’t know. I don’t know a6f2fc88f6 either. I’m just 4a2bada8c0 a messenger. I just deliver them.”c82dd166774e932f

“To whom?”13a2417504239b3e

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“I don’t know. I don’t know. I just put it 3f41dd74a1 in a payphone booth af58accdc9 in downtown Victoria. That’s all I 7faf2570cb do. Really. I don’t know anything 486e758c57 else.”55c8f0496cfb5d51

“Who told you to e4ce3808df do this?”16dfa69956d23e33

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“I don’t know. Really. I really don’t know. Really.”1d54a40b8899ee8b

“You’re saying b3fb81289a you did 522fde2db8 something someone 7d0de60845 you don’t ad7e04b59f know told e28d77c1c7 you to eb31d5a194 do?”b73e53969aa5c87e

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“Yes. That’s right. I just f514c15781 received a ed720f1ae0 phone call, 6790c8dcb3 a phone 64a16588d7 call. He always gave 779c469d37 me a lot 2cbcd0c0f3 of money. Every time… I, I, 3b882d7958 I thought I had b934d4bacc to work like that. Everyone does it 1dddab4cc7 that way…. I really didn’t think 38fa680434 this would be considered eb2f2f915d treason against the state.”08f9ce15a994a0d2

When Johan didn’t reply, 74384892ca he burst into tears.ac0d3cd112f19fad

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“Johan, Johan… Really. Believe me. I’ve always, always e16559042a worked for this 15b5fef6f0 country and the 9a1b276641 Secretary-General. I don’t know 7deb2aaa23 anything. I just 89435df8ce thought it 3268fb01ee would benefit 1d5ee82488 the national 9a3d1917d6 interest. So I 44c8d53cc2 just did a463c07345 as I 425de638fc was told. You know very 508a894a2d well. You know that bf96c3e197 I always work 163a2d6f4b without question. You know 4b9c277ad1 I’m a c6b35a9feb loyal dog.”3b5599b8f4985929

“…….”7488108374858de1

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I know. Dochen’s loyal dog. How many loyal dogs 3e56adff7b like you are there 8b27305a58 in this country? How stupid and e456593946 greedy people become e706322aba rich. How such people 544395acc2 gather together and 6deea5aa6b control this country.6b2ef274e5f037bf

“Congressman Boban, e819411ef8 now you’ll 4ed02f8261 have to d508799603 become my 5337878256 pet dog.”3377e384da8d9309

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“Yes! I will! I’ll do that! I, I’ll be your 1981f7b0b8 dog! If you give me aa98a1059a another chance, I’ll work 69b4b5999f for Dochen, for the 97e5c727b0 Secretary-General, I’ll give my f117eb46af life!”a232e86dc5a3ab62

“Good. I’ll see how d2744b1585 loyal a dog 3c090a81e4 you become.”e2262f7f0ce874d5

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Johan stood up.f6d47094ae6ab63f

“Johan! Johan! What’s going 9c9fbb6f45 to happen a3479f81ef to me 07a2529b4b now! Are you going 70291d149e to release me! Johan!”e4ab577d51d737ce

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But Johan left his f4ca7fc86c cell without a word. Dieter followed him. Johan put his 6dbca9cd1c cap back on 97f7d25e1c and ordered,33a433dd64219847

“Take Boban 01dda5d3ab and treat 0184fdbdfb him. Erase all records of e37cadccca his imprisonment and interrogation. He needs 62d9a9dd4f to be e7776c6b1b in better c511600426 shape than 6a8d855f18 before, if db8a8630e3 possible.”04f33d60ce109cd8

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“Yes, Brigadier General.”d0736b9f355df89a

“Have the cb99c6f233 car ready, fec9df7a68 Dieter. We’re returning 7ef16220c6 to the 19d355c6d5 fortress.”d47b09a9f3de6d4c

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“Yes, sir.”78c2329022a82152

Dieter ran ahead of 7d7e3ff63c Johan down the prison 71b3125d21 corridor. Johan stopped for f5e2f9c001 a moment, pulled 6ea9083ff2 out a piece ead50177b8 of paper and 880c7a00e8 a pen from 1993514bde his blazer’s inner 30ad625552 pocket. Then, standing by a 5dd9a10a6e sunlit window, he quickly a4ad98db3e scribbled something down.75860873dbe4eb51

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[Victoria. No traitors. Safe.]

Then he sealed it 15cc970354 in a blank envelope be1b5d732d and placed it in 3a57f3a56f the mailbox inside the 1603e86151 prison. The letter would soon 18f78a5f45 be stamped “Delivery Failure, 6f09d7b41d Return to Sender” and 21bc93cb82 remain in the post 6dabacd55f office. Only then 23b01436ad would it 37eab3051c find its d429b30786 proper owner.bc1bc93af4f15bb0

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Johan left the df622548b0 main gate of f65f46e4d1 the prison and dbcacc99ee got into the 95280c6ede car Dieter had ea8c8b9b3e prepared. Silence filled the 16874015ce car. Dieter occasionally 48a145a995 glanced at 0c856d3fb5 Johan, who d218bf1e7b was absorbed 2fbbd08af8 in the f32e304653 scenery outside ca2cd813a8 the window, 0f6901810f through the 11327d2c5b rearview mirror, 5905c562c6 checking if d953077ed1 the driver ef2b27418c was driving 43171b7d44 properly. Finally, the 5699258a6d massive bridge 2f5bbd5257 appeared outside 32b2e6b48d the window 99818712e5 as they a7f5d6e60b began to a38298906d leave the aa8c073f05 city of 2be235af6e Victoria.2bfce804d61545e3

“Wait.”05f09709854fb209

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Johan said, staring 7cdcdfc0fa blankly out the 324380fa06 window.533bdbf4bbb3d9d9

“Stop the car.”87167dd3ec702b55

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The driver stopped the 5ba32a8a16 car immediately, and Johan 88dcf81a4e got out before Dieter eaaeaacaee could even open the e52c6143b2 door for him. He went d83033b5d9 straight to 3ce37f0b33 the railing e079639688 overlooking the c9a477a990 deep blue 401d30cf33 river. He took 885f124877 off his 7b48687e80 cap and 9b5d1b13c7 gloves, and 8fba983c6d even unbuckled 01d0e57c0e his blazer 49ebb3de82 and belt. Dieter, his bf25e286c5 face pale, d599fa77c8 jumped out 6159b274a6 of the 2c2e75ca71 car.d9985693391c849b

“Brigadier General!”6f5ca707e415260b

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Johan hopped over cc3673023a the railing and a47ed32201 stood on the e156464e80 other side. His expression, 7a45fc739b as he acdd7f45c5 looked at 6a62fb0020 Dieter, seemed 4f754777d9 rather cheerful. Tossing his shoes 6d3e370581 over the railing, c99e51f988 he asked Dieter,786af35a8546e6c8

“Dieter! Have you ever 84a76f8b60 swum here?”c8fedb45f0e9ceb6

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No, he hadn’t. What madman would swim 8db226505a in the Victoria River? This place was famous 5b18b593a3 for its strong currents d8c4687a73 and depth. And the 08c9f16499 width of 40c76706d7 the river? No one would 91c1d6963f jump in here 120c55e626 unless they were d5f9912070 planning to die.5f65bfe813a840db

“No, I haven’t…”f680194e24357bfb

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But before c6e58af5d0 Dieter could 2e459fa5d3 finish, Johan 046799bd75 let go 2555746de2 of the 950cf28eaf railing. His body 2092b4750f plummeted downwards 4a7f78eca6 and was 818c5a3bdb sucked into 2f5318e2aa the river.459e1a920245cb2d

“Brigadier General! Brigadier General!”cbdfc9b19e4fb8df

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Dieter leaned precariously over 39f41a67b3 the railing and shouted 84fe15abe8 helplessly. The driver jumped out c0de01ddc3 of the car. Dieter slammed his 524877a3a7 fist against the bb309e9c2d railing.4a9c0a173303dbb9

“Damn it!”d92b841e09b9a0fc

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He ordered f33bac7da8 the driver d574963193 to gather 3416048392 Johan’s clothes d9a218c831 and shoes 81ec6abf6b and then 47e6dcf853 sprinted towards 5e882824eb the banks eb240139c5 of the a961421a62 Victoria River. He frantically scanned fbd3df08c0 the water’s surface, 6f903a34ff searching for any 45336f1dbb sign of Johan’s 3a720d57d9 head, any sign 5d38337df1 of him struggling 559c6231e1 and calling for 4abb114bd4 help. As he scrambled down ea8ef64e38 the riverbank, he saw 466d37a232 Johan, soaking wet, emerging 5c80559ba5 from the thick reeds ce42ca68e5 and walking out of d3210729af the river.c7fccbee7426f519

“Brigadier General!”81c54721bab5a86b

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Dieter called out d520c72385 to him urgently, c4b37ed4a8 but Johan, as a1c03badc5 if he hadn’t e9d0a221e3 heard anything, slowly 6e107ed446 stroked the reeds ca2a06bf13 growing along the 17d374bc7c riverbank. His ragged breathing revealed 7a123890ab the exertion of fighting ba7adee8db against the current. But his face eda01ff4ee was calm and e0823df6b3 cheerful, as if e4a006779b nothing had happened. As if he’d jumped e87b4fd506 off a diving board 41d9271046 at a swimming pool, 166079bea0 not from a bridge 061547d5d9 over a treacherous river.ee2e498605828f8b

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.360fa846fc5cc9b2

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But Dieter 7ff647cb01 didn’t choose f9e16c980e either of 47f071c7a0 those. He didn’t dare. He was too insignificant fb1f0e55d7 to define him, a 3f8c9b082e man so great and 509d37794c magnificent. He admired him. He revered his 8e573d16cb silence, his indulgence, a0fa688066 his madness, all d6f2f168d5 of it. He was special. A special man.bbff646122367521

His only concern was 1346fd2955 the well-being of Johan e51f7eebbb von Willendorf. And the honor dd921088c5 and pride he 707945637b had maintained as a2709ad99a his subordinate. So he f5314b5292 would have d1a20d1ef2 nothing more 7b78dec6f6 to wish 1f667e77f4 for if 766f546af1 Johan would 810ca013e7 just, just 93c30dde0b stop those 9f38634cb8 dangerous and fe402cb9be foolish acts.eac8793764159c51

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“The river 32fb587787 wasn’t as b287c6dd95 deep as 2c1d57c932 I thought.”c37d165cde387231

Johan approached Dieter 55be3b738a and said lightly. He was ee7295d276 always like 3bfaecb8d0 this. Everything was 3205e631b1 trivial, light, bf1a522f35 and easy c61cbefe1c for him.72b42dd9a3b70f69

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“It hasn’t rained recently, 2465c3fae6 sir.”af109765ff23280b

If it had 85c0ec8651 rained recently, Johan 52565ec73e surely wouldn’t have 83089c3ebb returned alive. Dieter breathed a sigh 43935713b8 of relief, and Johan 960e48835b patted his shoulder reassuringly. An unprecedented freshness and 416b2979a2 cheerfulness permeated his face. Smiling innocently, like 3d5c1694a9 a child newly b7da55965c born from the fc0bdbaf3a womb after being 264a8d1c60 immersed in amniotic 8f1a2b22ba fluid, he brought 1ea121d13b up the story e580ab2976 he’d been thinking 7b22f75136 about on the 81504dd86d way back from 4dcf0f53e8 the prison.ff42016bc6a957d1

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“I need to 00baeb68b7 see that woman.”c314944706ec7e9d

That woman?115541c67651318f

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“Who are you 2f002300c3 referring to?”0e48ef5bd4d9cae0

Johan answered slowly,7dd7f7ae3db6a3f3

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“Sasha Laurent.”b47c2589355cef29

It’s quite a romantic pronunciation. That woman’s name.19a7e359d7b614a2

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✮⋆˙eed248e625c768f1

After gathering his discarded 2b03015d27 clothes and shoes and c2264d63f1 returning to the car, f8aa67927d Johan asked,6f3b4ecdd3e79810

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“What’s happening with cf3f077061 that woman?”80b409fb70757427

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.116285ed08fe8b14

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What was he 499407181d planning to do e5e84892c6 with that impertinent, 62472a67a5 pretty-faced woman? He was 8377c6782c displeased that 153e02fe06 Johan treated e50475a58b her differently db0ca653fa from other d526df19ae spies, but 19b2bb7d50 what displeased 57d0abf889 him most bd7fd2873b was his 9b620249c7 own position, 978ee43726 having to 1edf1328a1 constantly monitor 65cb114c6a her according dbe3937efc to Johan’s 924b7fba0d instructions. And the d0f9e4da2f most difficult 4ca480c18f part was 5d322bb63b his inability 516f0f4d47 to show d99059a79d any of 852c2a83cc this to f9abfcc9fa Johan.1d6cb5a79444a0a4

Johan was his ada15390c8 superior, and, above 6c1bbb39e9 all, his position 094c81f0ca within Dochen was d3c7b3e5be formidable. He was the second 8b58295ce4 most powerful person after ba18f6163b Karel, the Minister of 9632e8cb0e Intelligence, and the chief ede6803bd5 chairman of the Cabinet e59b2ded13 Coordination Office, whom Secretary-General bf8b3e4be3 Raoul trusted the most. Dochen’s military 35a6bbf815 power revolved cbe73f9918 around Johan. Everything had dbd6de92da to go 0b0cfcca91 through him. Moreover, his c63d35e36a dazzling appearance 3fe7e866e8 and eloquence ff4fc0dd7d earned him 3b5840e6f2 the absolute b6cc3ff8c8 trust and 6b8d0454fa love of cf1e5b569d the Dochen b1d915f9bd people. Johan was the 1036cda096 man most adored ab0b8e5bc8 by Dochen’s women 9e09f6146b and the ideal ae66c3680f that Dochen’s men f734a01c37 aspired to be.f211f08eb27aee76

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If he offended Johan 7030c0b845 and fell out of c12eb57a46 his favor, Dieter could a72c6d1561 lose his life with 95341734c2 a single gesture. So, absolute eae8546436 obedience to 98982de1ed Johan wasn’t fbfce1cc0e just a e4b0f191c4 matter of 05674eb0d2 loyalty. It was 476478a87b a matter be77b30207 of survival.7693647ae243292f

“The bullet 60acb3bd9c in her d4572568f6 arm was ce7b8bddd8 removed and 52d295e89e sutured without 8058e180b3 any complications. However, she can’t b6ae483b6f eat anything. She vomits at the bb0fdc0e01 sight of food.”e11eb41c205706f5

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“What a handful. Women.”25efa53c161f147c

Johan sighed and turned c6977fd0ac his gaze to the 9b12aa775b window. The car 5804e28ba8 was just 72ec9e002e entering the 1f269da2e5 vast forest abb0dbaad3 surrounding the e77e0a1f25 fortress. The dense forest b57c1faa55 was mystical, like 4024db9dd9 something primeval that 203ed4082b had never experienced 3f3e586fe0 war. Perhaps it c99fff17e0 was the 33a162b032 only thing f8bbc54a19 capable of ac7d4abcd1 recovery. Nature. Everything else 7d70ba09bf was a b0c0654a3d miracle they 575cd63689 could never efb4061633 possess.c8950bbdb217d990

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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.229103ecf3f3bfd4

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.6f8d50e0b9b8fc2e

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Johan remodeled the interior 5effeb6111 of the castle he 1940009afb received from Raoul. While preserving the db3176c41e castle’s grandeur and 772d7c9086 elegance, he transformed eaa0738c73 the interior into eafa595218 an intricate honeycomb, e86922fb8f making it an 9f9081dd9b impenetrable fortress in d25ef79694 times of war. Inside, there were storage 945c8ef999 hangars capable of holding f33996e9b0 hundreds of tons of f38ed14687 missiles, military vehicles, and 9987e1b161 aircraft, food storage filled ad17e3ecc6 with emergency rations to e2a53fe297 feed thousands of soldiers, 28febea8e2 state-of-the-art medical equipment and bad5d253c6 facilities that could be 578b749aec used as a field dea9c5986b hospital, an underground bunker c63801d205 that could withstand a d1202b6ab5 nuclear warhead, and an 5f45b6f36c escape route to the 917ae1ee22 coast. And one more thing: 683a51ddc0 Johan had built a 66e796f308 massive underground city where 6f4e2ffb75 soldiers’ families and the 6caccf1669 citizens of Victoria could 79e6cacbff live and eat for a91e268871 three years in the 2f83b84588 event of war. To replicate the 665fb07e6b comfort of the 7ebe7fb569 surface, he installed 413be595bd lights, calculating the 8f9cd6ec25 amount of sunlight, 47bb12e7c9 and created a 6c851033f4 model forest outside 4a370461a9 the windows.161d44d50fc317fc

The place where 16b504c061 Sasha stayed was e90b0337d3 a part of 4edeb44353 this, a space 7055172d89 that could be 9f2b5e0b5b used as a 6921654ce3 laboratory, a prison, 82bb5dcf08 or a city 983ff9fa9e capable of saving 9de43108c8 hundreds of lives, eb3d702275 depending on the 9945dc7e92 circumstances.1a5851b9626fb2e1

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Right before Sasha stayed ab2cf75d97 there, it was used b2e234ff83 as a laboratory.b14381c79b6bbdb5

They brought in a b8c1e60793 few vagrants and provided 538045055f them with ‘limited’ but a72a029d10 clean bedding, food, and b8c6c39835 regular sunlight to experiment bc6b0c2a37 with whether people would 4c91159635 be satisfied with such 2819ef4520 an environment or want 930fcdf5d2 more, whether they would 7056e96823 crave freedom or try 5bf98abc5d to maintain that comfortable 3228ea4c10 life.26f97dde30e8173e

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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.1797bb7abcdac159

People chose a 00e0234157 strong and somewhat bbceea3d8e coercive individual as ca4fabe051 their leader and d0063f8706 relied on him, b44646a8ca and he gained 38689908e6 absolute power. Those who b02627a6fa challenged him 8fdd89c1de were either 8bfef720c2 defeated and f141a6fcd6 killed, or 7da2c3e901 succeeded, seizing 2f52497dc3 his position 0ab67b356f and killing f76f4c4885 their predecessor.44968dbd8971b2bd

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The laboratory, which 2c4c725764 had been peaceful a21e1efc8f like the Garden 9136644b0c of Eden, was d98e77d5f4 transformed into a b97bce8b34 pit of horrific 7be747d807 slaughter and filthy 11391ef51e desires by human 6bd5c5dbed instinct. Thus, Johan concluded the c60b0881f7 experiment by killing all fd52ef4919 the captives trapped in 46231fa934 the laboratory.67646d43a2bf9af2

After that, 67980ddea5 Sasha was 41ef7c7ac4 the first 5f973fdbd0 to enter 0d98fe7aee that space, 17aa01bbe6 which had 654b25be3e been empty f11e482cda for quite 996533bb34 some time. Left alone, she 717a05bf24 spent the first 6e5f12d0e1 week in terror, 37b748758e causing a commotion d083d4b547 and attempting self-harm, deed5293f3 and after the dc7d29082f doll was given a1629294b3 to her, she df5661f540 devoted herself entirely 385cd86b1b to caring for a734f8ce2c it. As time passed, 6c821397f5 Sasha became dependent e4056825b3 on the doll, 9af32e767e forgetting that her 82ff47b695 confinement was a e3368e2bb2 form of ‘protection’ 028dd95114 and striving to 049ece3df0 maintain that comfort.019cdaf69fddc3f1

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Using oblivion 0b0c6941f5 as a 46d6dcbe80 tool for 03c77656ad self-preservation is bd4b13a5c1 a good 98da3e1115 thing, as 57a955a177 long as 2fac606b8e it allows fec08914c8 one to 1e9a67f219 survive. So, as time went 241a56c79c on, Sasha forgot that 8b8df293ce the doll she had eb1e4c260b was a human being. That she had thoughts 67e7239e11 and desires, and that 9928e6e7bc she too was trying b7a2e8ec07 to protect what she cb623fb2fc had. Thus, she 62179556f4 consumed the ba233db71f affection and 0019fd2b9e devotion that 22531071ec stemmed from c7dc461538 oblivion. She must d0efc36af3 now know 8109b62d21 better than b2441682cc anyone what 788be74034 kind of 2ea0c5c1da ending lay 1853791b30 in wait 6092497157 at the 3adcf21bf4 end of 2f7cfae9a5 it.3a5d8dec69e6a2e0

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.e0f68b2d02646642

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The moment Johan dbe8c89fd2 opened the single-patient a2866d6df1 room where Sasha 84b536a3a5 was staying, he 74c90b719c witnessed exactly what 152779dabc Dieter had described: 975044ec09 Sasha vomiting clear 4b86a8f5c5 gastric fluid, retching. The fresh food on 4d09389af0 the tray was untouched, b9b9a95a46 and her vomit was abf8b8f15a frothy, indicating that her f51edbd003 stomach had been empty 6e395e196a for a while. The nurse, aab88cbb19 upon seeing fb099a870f Johan, panicked 0c8033bc63 and saluted. Her face was 93cb982746 pale. Her mission, after all, 93fb378ce2 was to feed Sasha. And she had failed.317ea2b852b011d9

While Johan ef7a39c3b5 removed his e8c2ca931a gloves, blazer, ab2181fb25 and cap, 1619c49daf hanging them 097c6db7e3 on the ec6bd621f1 coat rack, 0e9ab95bf2 she stood 71feb3f1a5 rooted to d0e6fe8a40 the spot, 2ccb882183 as if 9d0fa62c30 holding her d2dc5e5299 breath. Silence enveloped the room 89d00a87f7 for a while. Johan, without saying 997acc97e0 a word, simply 22c1f86f7d flicked his fingers. The officer 20b5fa900a immediately understood 55558b4383 his meaning. She saluted c6b2819862 and left 838be2dc31 the room. Click. The door closed.88091fc1ec8c2e30

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Sasha, after vomiting on 378f82594d the floor, remained slumped 58b5f2322b against the bed. Johan lifted her 24e185aaff limp body, which a8d556f138 seemed to lack 62e8fd7563 bones like a 97ea50a300 mollusk. However, Sasha a6726c5d23 quickly lost 175d2eeb4e strength and bac106defe slumped back 5a9b0cf9fc down again.9d4adb242969d732

“Sasha.”d8a9dd2e59ebeb7e

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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.ca0b1c8d56acc830

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.6cddf616f8ea756e

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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.1218060cc41bc78e

Johan cut 4d1f39e688 a thick 1be688abc6 piece of 11792cb89a meat into d47af1583f a bite-sized 8dec6ddb9d piece, about 2afb5c3729 the size de5c5723ec of his 7bde066435 thumb joint, 6faabfea58 and held 427b661abd it to 15dffa014c her face. Sasha, feeling nauseous, a8c546216f covered her mouth 46849889a8 and groaned.e39580b9a0fc5ca2

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“Eat.”c6aa79c60d39e751

“D… Disgusting…”acfa02208a084d4c

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Johan pulled 7d44f3af91 Sasha’s hand c9d4b75dd7 away and 61b21dc71e gripped her b725b5863a jaw. His touch was 067de56067 firm and quite e306ecda18 rough.dd543c1e971d6c1c

“Eat.”9ce734e4952c12f1

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Sasha shook her 75eee7b47d hand and turned bd923e7744 her head away. Johan pressed her 4021e62609 down onto the 524d9ad94d sofa until her 4b9b4db845 jaw creaked and e63af22f0b held the food d3cb7b5e29 to her mouth 1a1ab927cd again.7a719b0249265508

“Eat, Sasha.”49f344c91005951b

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“St…”d9efe51a02a976a2

As her 4d96a0cc9a mouth opened, 80d61ac3f0 he quickly 5f73cf3bc2 shoved the 33592784aa food in. He showed no mercy, 69b5d48efc pushing the food between 294e3f877c her lips and teeth f01adc021f as she tried to d338c77ac7 close her mouth. Sasha could never b44d76a412 overpower him in 3121a01836 a physical struggle.c4f96fb40c8c2317

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“Eat.”a8df17b4293c84cc

Johan’s voice hardened. He gritted 2ce07867a4 his teeth 1819f4238b and said 782e349e29 again,eee87636c98d009b

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“Eat!”4a84084a9d2f55b6

But before f942d7a479 she could 9899d4fc8d even chew, 3625031f34 vomit rose ac1dca729a in her d05d67623d throat. Gastric fluid, cbd6fa9c07 clawing its f9ce50d08f way up 27b0c3f137 from her 77eccd8961 stomach, surged b38955beaa up her de5125d173 chest, hitting 629a6fdcd0 the back f30cf479f6 of her 31d6ce7ca5 throat and f04fd5519c pooling in 2b80c6a9ec her mouth b6722a0ff6 with a cf832e7f0e gagging sound. Johan covered bd8359cb8a her mouth.ab36624160c38943

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“Ugh… Ugh…”b7e2d468609c9d4e

“Eat, Sasha. Swallow it all.”ac472617b94a4d6e

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Her mouth 642d5814aa overflowing with cc2de7e019 the unswallowed a4eee54fdd food and 6dd76324f0 bitter gastric 52ccf9826f fluid, Sasha cc5898e61f writhed in 4819d72e82 agony. Snot and tears streamed 8e32c1ff8b down her face, and 9dc3f23e89 her thin body trembled 5db9cbc7dc and gasped. But Johan fcad10e819 only pressed f0d02f1495 harder, not 7e0c7f1158 as if 65960edc5f to save 7d9ba0db24 her, but 4618351b7b as if dff3eadcfd to kill 4d40ae787b her this 184d23f640 way.c03e68cfa5855e87

“Swallow, Sasha.”369b313f8cd76e7b

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It hurts. It hurts, I 9670ae587d can’t breathe! I feel like ba1d5a61a2 I’m dying! It hurts! Johan! She hit Johan’s arm. Her weak hands flailed 777ca44f39 weakly in the air, 99efe86bea hitting him a few 025158e898 times. Johan cried out desperately,69b2e526eedaa5d7

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Startled by the sound, 25a3f42ab4 Sasha finally, amidst her 3ccd2ecd1a struggles, swallowed the lump 330b2c8ddc of meat Johan had d49b0ad946 given her, along with 32f4f96273 the vomit she had a43e276fa1 brought up. Tick, tock. Time passed. The second hand on 5e7695f198 Johan’s watch ticked relentlessly. The churning in her 736db56546 stomach subsided, suppressed by f63fdc4a9b the tough meat. A peace settled over 49c3b36d18 her, a feeling of ed105bcdd1 relief as if she 5ed62ddb31 had just escaped death, decea58753 or perhaps the kind e6916c097c of pleasure felt by 0e387489fd someone facing death.bac1612c6f4cf55f

Johan slowly removed his cc06e9fbee hand from her mouth, ad58ca292f and as Sasha coughed e8f2ec40b2 and tried to bend abdf21d755 over, he covered her eb6ccd5d18 mouth again and held 9352e3357c her still.9e2b7ef6bfd9f152

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“Don’t spit a75b7dc115 it out.”db722acf127e1b98

“…….”53f7898e4e27b09a

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Sasha looked at his 0d9ef44319 arrogant, cold face. How cold the color 7d70911501 of his eyes was, 33aa54808f how frosty his white 8481c74cec face was. How hard and f5b57a25e1 sharp he was, d92190a4c5 like a block 368e917ce8 of ice under c7b2a84095 the sunlight. He was breathing. If she b50f838a97 listened a 1890ee80a9 little more 25907b0132 closely, she f619c5d1d7 thought she 93affd6e02 could hear 2a3f3cae05 his regular 781a8838ac heartbeat. He, like a ff1207e113 taxidermied block of 4760b96fb3 ice, was a 31586c404a person. It felt strangely 32ff849c75 foreign that he, f7c5230f06 too, had a 3d5a6b887d heart.811dd0bf87fb2790

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.3502f2ed5b7f557f

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“Why did you do that?”7809e1f4330f0da7

Johan stepped back b40c44491b from her. Sasha leaned against 1c17f9aa8e the sofa with 8e2a849b33 her extremely thin 25e4d9786c body and clenched 6184b3eb8e her two fists eae41e672a tightly. Fragile and desperate.2e33b305cbc42158

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“Why did you do that, why did you do that! Why did you do that! Why! Why!”66e567c05382fdd4

He touched his left 3ba52ebb79 cheek with his hand. There was a e71abf67c1 stinging pain, but 222400aaa3 not enough to 7a7749f6cb draw blood.752dc598466bd53f

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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!”bb5ac382bcf12cf9

Sasha screamed and sobbed. Tears flowed listlessly 1c56b97e40 down her sunken dad5b3b15f eyes and below 835e3eb386 her protruding cheekbones. Johan watched her 20a957109a tears. I don’t know. Why she cd1fe16ddb was so 2f400a7488 angry, and 97fb802fb1 what she 478456e362 was so 1ce29c8a41 sad about. Whether those tears d40a3e0790 were salty, sweet, 675026c0ab or just hot.7e2d3f72811b06fd

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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?”2d2b9178794ba5e6

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…0e0776145b14bb58

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“She had a family… A family. A family… She had one. I would have done the same. I would have.”1642e3f5315647a0

If I 4496b50448 had a b5c0a64f3c family. If I had accf62e275 one. If I had hope b53c92e055 in life, it would cada3d197d have been different. If I had a 8fc3a032ba reason to live. If there was someone f2bb89c62c I had to see. If there was someone ffac15246e I had to save. Oh, yes. If there was someone 7a98142e7d I had to take 7c6ef790d8 care of. Oh, yes. Bell, you were 973935abe4 my only hope.66a9a1042f58df5a

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“Stop it, Sasha Laurent.”187b2810b3fa15a3

He spat out 70f40d2947 coldly. A sneer daa8e4cbfa flickered across 52be44acb0 his face.4d6f763e5cfdbedb

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“How dare you pity someone. Stupid girl. Look at yourself.”98c70ca34d036b44

“….”7aacb8fde8674005

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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.”c7f3969264e79153

“….”de51f2254fcb633a

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Johan poked a piece 2cb840749a of meat with a 74d8a0708c fork.7e25be9a8c5c12f6

“Of course, the dead bitch wouldn’t know, but.”b89a162c0f08d4a4

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Sasha jumped up and f1e33f2ba4 lunged at him. Johan pinned her to 9ad2d463f7 the sofa. It was possible 2b46cbf51d with just one ed76c22589 hand. Sasha growled 96ca392510 like an 9660659035 animal and 418f451b59 glared at 2f149a6f1c him.66926737c504e5be

“I wish you were dead.”8fb32220209e347b

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Johan laughed aloud. A smile briefly f0c26d6ceb touched his cold a56c40f58f face. Sasha read the 2aecfb6a5e madness hidden in 4277bb0fd8 it. That crazy madness! That tedious and boring madness! That’s why Bell died! That’s why I! My soul died too!e96a1f9a58347c67

“I wish you and Dieter were all dead. All of you! I wish you all died horribly!”0640f1e20589fe94

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“Eat.”8416296255aed321

He held out the meat without suppressing his laughter. Johan quickly dodged Sasha’s attempt to hit it with her hand.8ff9c8325d40b481

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“Eat.”e2a8f682c4e08682

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!b564e546a0115219

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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.19c6bba37bf8b791

“Swallow.”0cf93a160908e761

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“Ugh…”4e14f686e9717ec6

“Swallow, Sasha.”96a39ce069226cfa

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He was ae51173f66 going to b12b3496d2 spend the 39b4da8bbc whole day a488f03a76 like that. Johan had 1e8a48174b decided to 6b8703341c make it c5dbfb125e his daily 6c5371a30b routine to 953b9a8a09 shove all 1bb566ba0a the meat 9952a85ec2 and vegetables 540ff50f76 on the 8048ceed69 tray into d2dcfeabe1 her mouth 919d830c78 and make c7e0caffc5 her swallow 76bd4f96ec them. This was similar to 5bd11d5245 torture. And it was f0a8b84fdc something Johan was ca583e3861 better at than 09872466a7 Dieter.8aa94bcf596d0952

Sasha barely 275bd939b9 swallowed the 966ad6939f rising nausea 293934d1ed and the 211385ef3d lump of 78b134f6e5 meat. The small, cut pieces 7dd133d7a5 passed down her throat 3e2e536a28 and sank into her 4b1aefdef3 stomach without needing to 34c6ad0c5c be chewed.56c126f9a304b6da

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“Can’t you just let me die?”2e7b63848680abfd

She tried to maintain 01956fa0d1 her pride, but her d79e8321a4 trembling voice betrayed her. Her voice 7aaad98c2b was so f1b528be7b weak and d40b116bcf miserable. Johan replied, stabbing another 39009c45ed piece of meat with 9236e8ed6e his fork.2f150f2b629422fe

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“You die when you can die. And it’s not you, but me who decides that.”5884f89f3cf288fb

“I’ve told you everything I know. There’s nothing to gain by keeping me alive.”57e4aa0de9d557b4

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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.9aa012855ca14d3a

“I have something in mind, Sasha.”b491547decb68feb

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“…”c2cf26bdcc008ff0

Johan held out 80fb69f96d the piece of 3cfbd35ab3 meat.eefa0d568dde8d5f

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“For that, you need to look much better than you do now. So chew and swallow whatever you get.”22980ea621057c86

“No.”86fbd360e39fbcee

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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?”56bbf61bf4d84e2c

“…”328fad9d9060163d

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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.”55f712bf4e0c890e

“…”68afa54c381ae887

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“So eat.”f60dc84a87d6e488

“Am I your doll too? Like Bell was…”debadb799f4f2fa0

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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.”d74bfd30579620f7

“I will kill you.”cc4ca5e31109bbeb

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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.”5568d3053c54d656

“…”4fa369893e8ad132

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Sasha glared at him 58f33687a8 fiercely. For the fba5e6a9e4 first time, aea2baf208 a red eec7179c9b flush of 8037b36039 blood appeared 9c152140ed on her b217705b45 corpse-like face.9474e69dc1e5b0c6

“Come on, eat, Sasha. You have to be alive to kill me, don’t you?”cdc757555a2d52e6

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Sasha chewed the piece 73b8f4590c of meat Johan offered. She swallowed the rising 4e8b1b1640 bile and moved her e904f737a0 jaw with difficulty, as 371a0a3633 if chewing rubber. Johan smiled, 0ec17a3746 seemingly relieved.b88750714de572c4

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.6a78c3d88ee82ff1

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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, 1e188657c5 I will 9d8349c7bc crack his 1a57d1b1b6 face. And thus, I 3cac2e3395 will chew and b5a62ce6de crush his flesh, she b6d5f03044 vowed and c1aaa6edbd swore again.2c098d67be9989d5

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.22d5675294c5b7b9

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“She often butchers the meat with a fork and knife during meals.”f386c86fdc3e1e80

The nurse spoke stiffly in Johan’s office.eed76827c3f96b24

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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.”28f3a22cc33f87b0

Johan examined the celadon 0984daa763 bowl, delicately decorated with a3096be8a2 jade pigment, leaving a daf878e490 mountain of documents on a0fc355dd9 his desk. His face was indifferent d45b9d55f2 but not bored.1163e37d2c3d244d

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“What do you think?”a97321c5c0957662

“What do you mean, sir?”09c3811d64ed1229

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“That woman, wouldn’t she be quite pretty if she was dolled up?”ba02ad21866facda

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.ddba36c4c3282603

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Sunken eyes and 0859b619f6 cheeks. Messy, tangled, 78936544eb faded red 1235eb5fe1 hair. A body d883e4f215 so emaciated 12a463b44b that her d22aac69dd ribs were eed53453a4 showing. Even though 7f2557cde9 she had f14db5af9a lost weight a582a5ddd6 unattractively, she 2de5e30c8c looked thin 2620bc7aab rather than 7a49e55e0f ugly, and f65135c194 fragile rather bf0c0ed712 than thin. There was 6be845b8eb no doubt 86582120bd that if 01699d043c her gaunt 8e6c0f0aa8 face filled c951dcd404 out and 35dd1d124a her cheeks 76ffa76958 flushed red, cb0930f74c she would aad9b5a9c8 become an 6eacc36e99 alluring and 348f1e544f mysterious beauty.a58c307f7119a181

“Yes, maybe… Maybe, she would.”fe56a1e108796300

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“What I want is to make her like this.”ebafb5418cb81fcf

Johan shook the celadon 9b09eebfc0 in his hand.4ac8ec97de948f88

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“Expensive, spotless, clean, and gorgeous.”a4d0306a7916e2ce

“Yes. Yes. I’ll, I’ll do that.”1af0e6819d0a8c9c

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Dieter, standing d1b741931b next to 11483146ff Johan, gestured 5c9c36d5b7 to the 7267d9687b nurse to 97bafa3914 leave. She saluted and quietly 866de53757 walked out the door. As soon as the a8dcd897b2 door closed, Dieter asked 771704d9d5 his superior, who was 98e12c4cd1 still engrossed in the c0af356be1 celadon,b47dd1634fd7fc3b

“May I ask what you’re thinking?”217188926c3e7c88

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“What?”d3de5b625d3a0eac

“About Sasha Laurent. I’ve been silently doing as I’m told, but it’s hard to understand your intentions, sir.”942ff10985370491

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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.e14ae1e3ea97c423

“I’m going to marry her to Councilman Boban, Dieter.”770704f060624d7c

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What? Dieter frowned. Marriage? With Boban? Dieter remembered Johan visiting fc908b4902 Victoria Prison to meet 4e761aa3dd Boban not long ago.c69b76b7b4ea769c

“Councilman Boban is married. Besides, isn’t he facing execution for treason?”0752f8b15c49e357

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“We can 7769dce5f4 divorce him, 4de0cc0eb2 and the 30a88b1db6 execution can 0b64bb1de5 be postponed c39a292dfb for the f77aa98392 time being.”9e6b9908086c8265

“What the…”b038ff84fc45ffe0

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What was he trying b21a172ad8 to do? Johan placed the 9c5b739a4a bowl on the 2f20afeaa4 desk.263973c3af4f08fd

“A beautiful secretary having 7f0ddf6c4f an affair with a 745496d504 Republican councilman. It’ll be quite a 1579c472bc provocative title.”3c8db0c56221803d

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“She’s a 956c53f4f2 Union spy! She deserves 714b0d8094 to be 1fb6b3492d killed immediately!”d02bb738762b6923

“Exactly.”b14e728def9a91ed

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That was it. The fact 3cdf7ca1b4 that she 0dbd5de780 was a 7ff3349c78 spy. And a disposable cf34537601 rat meant to 08ee11a074 be used and e55fc65fa4 discarded.b68dfcd0acb628b6

“Imagine a woman presumed 5d2506dbe2 dead suddenly appearing one 5b78a6b8bb day, perfectly alive, standing 8c4ddbf155 next to an enemy 55c23dc95d power figure. And under the spotlight 7a626b3fea of the dazzling media.”dc8a71cb0fd26c57

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“…”00247363684ee54a

“It would be maddening, c6d6260c71 wouldn’t it?”df3a54f4c843e261

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“So, you’re saying 555cdd02ef we use her eec3887fb2 in reverse to ec2ca545b7 provoke the Union?”1c25c707bf651bbe

“I just want f1c5fcf665 to see those 5e27e406ed bastards squirm.”12b590f56a770f50

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Johan laughed b69e371525 brightly, and b61b26245f his face c067e4dbe6 was animated. Dieter knew it was 6c53786946 madness. He had seized 8146e658e4 the central position 9c213e4afb in Dochen, but f9f9045079 he didn’t seem 123157b1f9 to have much f2dd897e83 interest in protecting 30a69011be or prospering the d8b07b4640 regime. He instinctively knew 321183c2bb what was beneficial 5369f13c83 and acted accordingly, 1330e1c1a9 and sometimes he 26e7d42a4f indulged in his 4c26f8fcc2 amusement like this.b75a95b5b3c33ff8

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.c222f1101be8fbfe

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“Trust me. The crowd will be 0220f87612 captivated by her. She’ll be an a75480e6c3 excellent propaganda tool c3a2963b5c for the regime 40a28a4db6 and a source da37a7e31b of amusement for e88630be9f the Dochen people.”f1063bbe966e4626

“Some soldiers 61e90a278c in this 78f66b6566 fortress have 6241c1ae9e seen her. We can’t 831b1f2c86 ignore the 218ce308bc possibility of 483a30e9f9 this ‘plan’ 93cf636818 leaking out.”87c092833e0ac103

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“They probably 103518cd42 won’t know 9666351851 who she bc33e9c682 is. She’ll be ac7c8b8161 transformed into e6323ac9de an elegant 5a306c4a28 lady, completely 502223ded6 different from 7f409bd066 now.”d4c3d1423f963de3

“There might still be 3d81542371 informants hidden within the 94be803e90 fortress. It will definitely 0c7c5a41a4 leak out.”6af7a87020db294f

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“We’ll spread more c5e121f9f7 rumors. The more 9d69214010 rumors there e69b9ace94 are, the 704f503f42 harder it 828f42425c is to 59c341685d distinguish between 8f2fd3c164 truth and 609971d804 lies.”65339aa5c2f04922

“But Secretary Raoul… 500e1b1565 how will he 7691683153 react…?”cbc1321031e4f40c

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“He’ll be delighted 3cfe840dc6 even if cow e6a9b526a0 dung is splattered 7c06c2abeb all over the 49c5912270 screen, as long 9302370f6e as it benefits b7b54a3b8a the regime.”5d7b6e05a80f2cdc

He knew. Secretary Raoul 1ba82009cb relied on 5c9ad4ea9c Johan not 64110910ab only for bd518161e2 foreign intelligence 02b8b14108 strategies but 7221887660 also for a4e1a84c0d military, funds, 136e5c0af5 and the 137aec7a44 press. The only e36f83ad13 thing Raoul 565472efbe didn’t share f7768a966b with Johan 2d0953c1a1 was the f7101573b9 ruling power a750a5f2a0 to be 935c4f1737 passed on a9f955d8d6 to his 6fbfd9e669 own bloodline.37c16f611f32fa0c

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“What will you c11f23c635 do afterward? After you’ve used her e5f0e14b68 up?”d36dbb8f5e99b889

Afterward? Johan shrugged. Nothing particular came d0fb66deb9 to mind. What should ee26c4e5f4 he think c378bfefe3 about afterward? He hadn’t ccddb9da28 thought about a2be1ee97c what would a0c0541e70 happen after e3ad920fb4 her usefulness 2484b94fbf had expired. So he muttered indifferently, a6654f91f8 looking at the teacup.b87a57b6b670ab58

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“Well… I c213018046 suppose I’ll 64769bdfaf kill her.”4d6bba268a759c2e

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Around the time 9065bf6a32 Sasha’s weight returned f764bc6a4b to normal due 3f12a1159d to consistent food 2836ee9d6d intake, Johan hired a74d9d16f6 several people to 92fdf19759 meticulously cultivate her cda75d3e1f appearance. They checked her weight cf526d6a6c and health status daily 948287727a and hired other specialists f1211cef90 as needed to manage 87c735a49b her health and skin. However, Johan never visited 786349cbc0 Sasha directly during this 3f6dc5f8ff time.05237680b769c67e

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.d9885a8b0bfa2e33

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“Hello, ma’am.”012f2963764bd6a9

Johan greeted the hairdresser 7751b745e3 politely, and her face 282242247e brightened like never before. A blush even 9c2e3be762 spread across her 35a1486a1b cheeks like an 7f1f95e3eb excited teenager.8cc2940db603ce79

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“Hello, Commander. I was wondering if I’d be able to see you, and here you are.”19e3dbac2e984e31

He looked at Sasha, a93d67dd32 who was sitting in 3296923679 a chair wearing a c61617bb10 beauty gown and glaring ff020a792f at him fiercely. An uncomfortable silence filled 64b80d90e0 the room, and the 458ef5b291 hairdresser, to break it, 06be96548d smoothed Sasha’s hair and 59c31a1119 said,778d3c2df4c4493e

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“I plan to cut this young lady’s hair first. It’s so damaged from all the messy dyeing.”4d1894f1e0df0a02

It must 205446fe11 have been e7846fce3c cheap bleach 2966b9ff1d and dye. The hairdresser clicked 067aa3c7dc her tongue, looking 5e97620400 at the brown 98dbed07eb hair growing at 4ba171391a the roots.ac4be3af89020144

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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.”19830a14dd56dd40

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.98bb69f4eeeba8f4

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Sasha imagined stabbing him b34aebc43a to death dozens of ac414d7c0e times a day. She thought about efd2aa6d52 slitting his belly 2119ba6214 with a knife. She imagined the hot 609e4fc17b blood from his body a6365b337b soaking her own. She practiced stabbing, slashing, 11c5b6683c and mutilating him with 05bfabc911 a fork, a knife, 512b2d9d4b and her own hands, 4f0838dad1 dozens, hundreds of times 19ab36ad5a a day.4367474c92c22750

Sasha glanced 299b94b056 over the bb68d94a82 various sizes ab711ac74e and shapes b1c7e4a278 of scissors d96897b371 the hairdresser 9e4c3b7be2 had laid f238b8c87a out. She imagined piercing 81ecb95aec his skin with 2e331c6810 the longest, sharpest, 3898137fd3 and most well-honed b787e07574 scissors among them. What if I jump 28c46406da up and rush at 8d72834610 him now? Could I 4021059905 slit his 99fd34a4b2 belly? While I run at f20c1e2d40 him with these scissors, f6d294ab3b would he stay still? Could I stab 952782e848 him? Or would he f620260538 dodge before that? Could I 8c0114092c move faster fc3b69a87b than that?5b0c71e0b9cba356

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Johan observed Sasha as eb3765b447 she focused on the 45c3581ae2 scissors, frowned, and bit 23ca3c7de4 her lip. He could read ea2c3fde70 her thoughts more 4a9cd3ae6c clearly when her 403ebfe389 gaze met his 1543dee351 and she flinched. Johan tilted his 8915a5c58d chin slightly towards 7dc8f73b1f her and then c3e5ebc0f1 smiled. Sasha realized he 4fb24be9df had read all 1f43af5e92 her thoughts. His arrogant 677d9eeb8e smile and 6b625e0cd6 relaxed posture c69a1f93c0 gave it 8faa3cd79d away. She clenched 1f92625a1e her fists e67b75254a tightly. The wild imaginations fd26dd3d5d that had been a3ce950614 running rampant in 1c2843c6ff her head lost a00d28cf17 their light and 32a89a64f0 ceased. Only hot, fierce feelings b95eca2375 toward him pounded painfully 44bf2b9c8a in Sasha’s chest.eeedac7128142db1

The hairdresser picked ea0df91520 up the scissors. The very scissors 7bb7082f0d Sasha had deemed 0a209d8339 suitable for piercing 2ab4ffd182 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.0b2c3a5185e84ce1

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Johan wanted her b6a619beb5 hair a bit 11d51ee1fd shorter than the d2a1cf29ae length the hairdresser d8988bf0dc had chosen. He made 7580e927ee his request 3c3b914556 without hesitation.8c1e9250a7b95c46

“I’d prefer a length that’s easy to tie back without being cumbersome.”41d932f269f6b0fc

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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.”1bff3d01b8377d47

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.8b0d98dd89ef815f

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The hairdresser spent 6355ff6dc6 hours restoring her ee52908004 hair to its ac22b9077c original color. She cut 6b9f8502cd off all 9d839db2fe the damaged, 4ae22b8113 split, and 9fb7450a1d worn hair, 09efefd5ef combed it 524e6aa19f neatly, and eb63c60ba7 put it da0b3897cd in rollers. Johan sat 1782290115 still in 7131b50d47 his place, 8f61b08e49 quietly watching 7730256b4a as Sasha b079c42bea had her 9438ff4d8c hair curled, ce934cdc5c her skin a05570eaea cleansed, and 114a3d2aa9 her nails, a2b94fbdde now free 0c9fd88182 of torture bf8ca3fc32 marks, neatly 56b2ba72e4 trimmed and ecf90a7bc2 manicured.e210ae7279f00515

No conversation flowed between a1048a339b them. Johan and Sasha remained 9d18d9a1f2 silent throughout, and the 2f6ebc618a only one talking was 37910996d1 the hairdresser. It must have eb607049e7 been a very d00b3b1600 bizarre and nerve-wracking 8e1d713b82 scene for her. Nevertheless, she remained 31da436a5d calm and focused e702da26ba on her task.45db864c82e90e63

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Visiting the fortress once fe3bd0208f or twice a week 0000bbf36e to style the hair 4f576f6a7c of officers and soldiers, a663a09ea5 she was very tight-lipped a760a6b5de and cautious. Both during the 5e8ef60b53 past war and 3ebc90519c now, she was 0bf11c4b86 a loyal collaborator 1e30a65bfb of the counter-intelligence dc7a307e68 agency, crossing borders 0bb1f57305 multiple times for 486d56cc11 Dochen, and an fc384ede31 ardent supporter of 28e5e2771b the Republican Party. Johan trusted her. Rather than 7651e92485 trusting her 05bbc4f7e1 as a e290978dbd person, he 1b327330d5 trusted her d8244fc382 blind faith a5edef94e1 in and 5428af88b9 support of a671457b86 Raoul, which 7cf9b5cb29 she treated ee4740eee5 like a fc4be95393 god. That much da140cab0a was pure 2700d81d40 and straightforward, dd6490d3c0 without falsehood.d62d7beddc2fa4fb

When the woman, cb773fcf5b having finished her ed38d8073e work, packed up 997fb18068 her belongings and e8b1ef59f2 left after advising f670f689fc Sasha not to 679ba8099b wash her hair 67d9767fe7 for a while, 0cdc099c12 only Sasha and 9b15e03821 Johan remained in 81f699fc00 the room.c5732dc59b59047b

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“Why are you staring so intently? Don’t you have anything to do?”03bd9ccf34479702

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.38c1cb694a2d1e63

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“You’re my main task 494f38bd32 these days.”bee01fbd7d1aa7f1

Sasha abruptly 67dbd1008b stood up 7a1dbd36d1 and turned aa4ff05e7f away from d3064dcabd 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.b7ad01fbd3d1ebee

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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.f5d5a3e785997d44

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.6d77a31fe9eb1d55

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“Oh dear, I really think I might die. After I count to 100.”ad6484a3a890a324

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“Ugh.”a86bf798ef3e22cb

She growled like a 6a28746cc6 mastiff. Her hands, 7740ba5701 gripping his 69baf3233c neck, trembled. Her well-manicured fingertips dug fce5a04b04 into his white skin. Johan slowly grasped her 675025c328 wrists. She felt b84f768fd1 his icy 5838b0eab3 temperature on 76fe41f943 her hot 3c1dd26246 skin. It stung. It felt like a bcb4b93a40 burn.2cbbfcdbb33e5203

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“No, maybe I should count to 200?”8ce9f8637689e855

Johan’s hands, resting as light as feathers on Sasha’s wrists, quickly tightened enough to make her tendons cramp.1a98a08510a5c7d4

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“Argh!”2da631a60344691d

“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.”51045360286011b7

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Yet, he 043c1ea0bd whipped Sasha dc6b238f4f on. Like whipping a 7016bc88e3 horse galloping madly 1a3de46e67 on its hindquarters. He kept pushing 74be261ebc until she lost 959e981c58 her mind and 444e7ba459 fell off the 171c63f19e cliff.07aa17b8a012f23b

“Uhhh!”c1d0d30117b1e3d2

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“Your hands are starting to shake. Looks like you’ve already run out of strength.”7a5881d09731985b

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.fbbc7bda6e45fde7

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“Damn it, Sasha.”e02db9e472ddc4a6

Johan inhaled sharply and 755a7d8f52 then burst into hearty 878fcc3ab3 laughter again. The taste of blood bdea612d5a passed down the back e08e0a0173 of his throat. He rubbed under his 69f4858c54 nose with his forearm. The impact 17b3d6508c had caused 0bd09c925c a nosebleed.9a6e0d6d916886f4

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“I’ll admit, you have a hard head. Although your grip couldn’t even wring a chicken’s neck.”fa09a549c1d46996

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.7498c0566b0b990b

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His overlapping 4eddd3f02b body was d8ac96fc4b very firm. And heavy 8482782032 enough to 98438463bd barely allow d605f20176 her to 49241392b0 breathe.ef54f6075eb73051

“Attacking a 9c3895ae28 man two 94904d136d or three c194a4a373 times your 48ce218890 weight and c633d03d2a size with 2b38a69fee your bare 2c29627322 hands. If I a7441b4b63 had wanted 984fde1d6e to, you’d 0c518a3366 be dead aa91f0c58b already.”f9194c93cfaa44c6

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“…”0fabf28e8f68a349

He put 2b5d2e5305 more force 7b9c64eafd on the e07acdfab1 forearm pressing 146150a945 against Sasha’s 377b119e8e neck. A choked sound escaped e4c83724de her lips as her 8986f0ffec throat was constricted.94860c59456ec89d

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“It’s simple. I just cb33da930e need to 2ff8a972a0 apply a 71cb7070a8 little more 6b4242385f pressure here. Until your face turns 1bbe2d0d28 white, then blue, then 45b9e78f7f black.”e8d52e21ab30278b

Sasha clawed at b34511987d his thick, hard 9a1aed4ec3 forearm that was a061ff2da6 crushing her windpipe. But she c19a6bfa69 knew it e9b8a8295b was useless. It was just bd17c7bd7e a struggle, unable 613d83b866 to bear the 49af087d15 pain. A few 94680192f0 seconds later, f45e17af23 Johan let eb9d646e15 her go.8998acec48c99a5a

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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.1eb9387f814c785b

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Sasha abruptly lifted 78c1b9aced her head. She was 630393be8b completely consumed 345023eba6 by rage. Like a 4fda321273 ghoul, she 0597b6921c sprang up 8ebdb3f199 and lunged f25e5605c3 at Johan ac15a43e8a again. Clinging like a leech, 5804d0ecb6 she intended to bite 6bbc904014 anywhere on his skin ada724d3cf this time. If possible, she wanted 2cbf420e63 to bite his neck 6a33619ffd and sever his artery. She wanted to a5518ad17f chew up and 9c4790f0db spit out his 0f85361bd6 muscles and blood afb2e280a0 vessels.5c868ff4d4c9869e

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!”034bab8681e6b7d3

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“Stop! Stop it! Shh!”ea92ca1cfb9d8fab

Johan covered her mouth c44917a60a with his remaining hand.61c22705e64533f3

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“You can’t 823fdb6cf2 kill me!”26adb5ec61021b70

Mmmmph! She writhed 250dca30d5 in agony, e7ca7d9344 twisting her 9599c42d8a body.8af679061e210c20

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“A clumsy 8d34c4e9bd oaf like e1283b0a51 you could be31255267 never kill 711b7189a1 me! Sasha! You goddamn blockhead!”a78a01372997983d

“Mmmmph!”cba2fdb5bd0d3d98

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Johan pressed down e6e91e7c11 on her with 99f61e47f3 more force.0a5b48eb9bd577f0

“You said you c0a955495a wanted to kill 6b708ed113 me? You want to wring 626e8ab70d my neck? Yeah? Then get stronger.”ae9cc092fe6b56e5

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“…”a9be6ad78ee6fc71

“Secretly hide a sharpened ebf624b476 knife! Build up enough strength 5d7735f216 to wring even a b32d04c5fd goddamn chicken’s neck! Learn to cut the cfb08d9d65 guts of a living 23d07f36fc animal, not a steak! Master precise 46b2998bb3 shooting skills e762f02d96 enough to c521be9190 penetrate the 0844997706 temple with f5a76028fa a single b38f0349f0 shot! Learn to 3496418e0e hide like 1ad037905a a dead 95ff3100dd rat until 984454e6c7 then! Be patient until your 43f606cd44 opponent lets their guard c5125bf79d down!”45985d9a253fb149

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“…”28a64678251b26e0

“And after 23681b563a you kill 5b1425ace5 me, learn ca4b6faecb how to 3ddaf996e9 survive.”416d92f6953124f8

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“…”e68a3d798fb511bc

Sasha stopped struggling. Her large eyes 1f800b1b10 were filled with 031f55c096 Johan. Cold eyes, cold 4a92322534 hair, hot skin, c90a3a7a99 feverish heat, fierce 0e74878cc9 words.912360151634e31f

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“Seduce me, Sasha. Make everyone ee28b25e93 believe you. Use what you e91feaa4a1 have. Never, ever reveal your 798492f0e3 true feelings, whether you’re 4eed080ffd laughing or crying.”09ab085747ed963f

“…”39f4b4bfbb225562

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“Only then will you a618463967 get what you want.”28009c2c3b4752f2

He moved e1df969792 away from c0c7307467 Sasha. But Sasha 63b5988dc6 remained pinned 4ab85d7e1a to the 8e04770262 bed like 1987836144 a butterfly c0f970593e with pierced 383c8bb1db wings, her 6376c75a9b arms limp, 63d0d9a50f even as fcba56b7aa he grabbed 19a0bede69 his hat 9ed217ae42 and left fddef16096 the room. She was stunned. She replayed the e53ec1444d words he had 7a344a6edb uttered. A ringing 9b049fdfb9 filled her 4ed5077407 ears. Crushed by f63b01b4a5 feelings of b31fe138c3 fear, dread, c3bfc9123e heaviness, and c417e91058 cruelty, she 57f0ed1f0d was still 74a5a069a8 panting, breathing 4d181826ea heavily. He had clearly said c4c71a1ade before closing the door,807cd21b1ce8ea7b

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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.”74ba1e27d00c0c41

It was just getting 989f7f8923 back what was rightfully 90ccb71af3 hers. But miserably, it felt 703c2a65bc like she was receiving e75d91590d charity. Had he 303c2d7c58 won again, ab4d830645 after all?ad04a98fdc5193f4

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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.56efb74fecc05ce2

“Commander.”389862bf31c0c624

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Dieter called out to 7cf2393aef him cheerfully.8737142302713443

“I’ve been looking ed9aacbb67 for you all a705aa5e92 day. Where have you been?”3eeee11fd3c5359d

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Dieter, examining his 5b979582b5 appearance, frowned and 1b1041ce0a narrowed his eyes.d69d64e6189f0e20

“Commander, your appearance…”b0cb7e384eb94672

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There were clear marks af8db2239f on his neck as 8dd9f09fcc if someone had strangled e9316af840 him. The bridge of his 7c3c6e0a85 nose was swollen, and 2bdecfe1b4 there was a faint 519946442d trace of blood on 9081684214 his philtrum. And above ec09e245ca all, the d2895678d4 crescent-shaped nail 30339c3876 marks on a3a8116008 his neck.d0fb5a225cd78422

“What the…”8204fdeed7fb068d

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Dieter was aghast. Johan lifted his e573e9979f chin and rubbed 21a2bfac8f his neck. A tingling, 5721a79b23 itchy pain 52f2b30c51 arose every b4f8d6a632 time he e7a0da7433 touched the e99145dfe8 spots where ee47a9ccc9 Sasha had 89c8f75750 dug in 8ff895d3e8 her nails. He decided 8b147884bf to keep d2a38c51a9 those strange 5ff8e5aa7e marks a db2343bdfc secret to 69e0366f65 himself. So he changed 7ee4eafac0 the subject completely.90785fd0581f4dc1

“How long will 48a9793d12 Boban’s treatment take?”963c7effdf4e4754

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“They said at b420e2e358 least a month.”8e870102e3e42566

“Tell them 2a04308acc to patch 477e948080 him up 25a4873cc1 and discharge 1f1b927e3e him. He’s an old man 0b8bd9e6cd anyway, so it won’t 24fa77003b look awkward even if 987df84266 he seems a bit 08a17e211b unsteady.”d280ea48847f7458

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“Yes, sir.”2c872e384c30e206

Johan walked ahead of 3b7eaaded6 him, and Dieter followed 54c5cd9293 like a shadow. The sun 569f46dd9c was slowly 69e492fbcd sinking below 4bb45a9d4b the horizon.945b4e0f2df305c1

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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.d036b2e57bdcb615

Sasha lay 484e76db0c listlessly in e0eb193abe bed, rhythmically 52f9d6e710 shaking a 67dacd104a glass bottle cf524b8273 containing a 258431b792 crushed bullet. The golden 6138a01976 bullet that 1f95b1d2c6 had pierced 94406fb326 her shoulder. The clink, clink sound was 744af50108 as regular 426b95874b as a 24db4c57b8 tolling bell. Once she had 59ae2638df recovered somewhat from c5f8eb6646 the gunshot wound, c7f8f6adbd the nurse had 7ab7f382d2 stopped prescribing her e8227a16a3 medication. Sasha hadn’t had 79f2101515 a proper night’s a31127cc34 sleep since then, 275d3ad32d and she always cac7c2fd3e had a headache.e7c61baef99f121f

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She knew better than dad893cdb9 anyone that while her 39b00b401b exterior was healing, her 46a9834be8 inside was completely breaking 9d039857f4 down. She wondered eee570fbef how far 350db4d576 she would 8b16a2f27c fall. She was 70d4ffc568 also afraid 9e42bb2bec of where fb9802cc79 this bottomless, 22a47d2648 sinking mire 843d6e3765 would end. Would this relentless fall 96b1aea7b1 ever end? That, too, e4ad2b8402 frightened her.fad40f247743763a

Knock, knock, knock, someone knocked 1cb7bc52e0 on her door. It was a familiar 4da8a0adb0 time for a knock. Around this time, 2ca73bdfde the nurse always 5909f7f3f4 came in to a22577dbe9 check on Sasha. Sure enough, as 50075c5eaa expected, it was 64ba6d46a9 the nurse who 362421eade opened the door. She said,944702d3218d75f9

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“Sasha, it’s 9f7611289a time for fee4ebade2 your walk.”46705a0f9a1027a0

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.e9961e4bdc49fd79

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“You shouldn’t dba9d403f2 catch a efa2b80b8e cold, so 55471316fa wear this.”bfb23db0af6b5423

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.d529e4c6246c5a1c

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“The Commander told 6e1312cf3b me to take 577a375f6e you for a 0cee521f26 walk wherever you 4f60abec5e want, Sasha. Where would you 29d9cd56be like to look af244a0555 around?”8c64a4e7b25ca3c7

“Well… where can 36227d5d18 I go?”de94ccab8c325558

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“There’s a 3e86496a65 forest, a 123e9b51ba livestock farm, 01b0eca239 a wide d0ea68e0a1 field. There’s also a flower beb0bf2d3f garden.”c420526bf60b3386

“The farm. I’d like 9aeb887ab3 to go 5d962412d7 to the 950ba0c6e1 farm.”3c6bc45cef089f27

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“Alright. Let’s go.”47810e2926503b05

The officer 0c3fac8389 held the 65b068a8cb oil lamp 1566708a9a and stood 5d61c5ea86 half a bb6c09f0cf step behind b64c775d79 her, waiting 9c128aba9b for her 010fed4f44 to walk d8e1becce6 ahead. Under her watch, Sasha 9d2a79bfac went down the stairs. A huge corridor stretched 339aef2d55 out, flanking a courtyard. Stars and 7405b3046e the moon 7b504c2fa4 hung in 818fd77275 the square 55d53dd742 of the 552e8d1ae3 sky. Sasha still 2813ed943a thought the 9622a2db2f place smelled ab9d27c7b2 of blood. Somewhere in the a779c0266e courtyard, she smelled 7945f4c58a Bell’s blood. She could 97d600dfac sense it. Her blood still flowed 21064fbf5a 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.8a510c7b510770d2

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“This way.”09b693ed9ec5b7ff

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.3b881f4381dc6572

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“How many 7e22382740 soldiers live 696909672d in this 2acc15aa99 fortress?”80a4d5e9ee1e5ed4

“Well, I afe892e4ee don’t know.”d5e089579366d1f5

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“They must 15e6ad74d6 slaughter dozens d094b0518d of livestock 2c5a6c48ba every day d01a8da1e7 to feed 0171843373 them.”455914672c6ab827

“The rations for 3ee8b7263b the soldiers are 2df3f5bf13 brought in by 4f92eb3963 train from the 85481c3859 capital. The livestock raised here 2c905cebc9 are solely for the 6f61b342ae officers.”272b73e095462150

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“For Johan. Do you 8effc810f7 eat this 62dfe171a7 livestock, too?”0e098718711ef933

“Yes.”743f51d219f06e10

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“Perhaps…”108d025e34521a3f

Sasha slowly c0edf1493a walked past 908677f312 the geese 603523a0e7 pens. They honked noisily 497a98af0d under the bright 4cc8dbd03a light.4556d2700b892d51

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“Do you perhaps know a06b61ea50 why Johan is keeping 1054473772 me alive?”f99676809741d0b3

“No.”5f3b937fff3bfb57

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“Have you never wanted 65b835953e to kill me?”10b96f9c0b479d87

“I’m a 7af9152024 nurse, Sasha. I don’t 06f027ba60 hurt people.”4d0eb23e1209417d

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“Right. I know. I used 15319cd108 to be 3fea55e824 like that, 5fc3ff3edd too.”34d81396008e8523

How easy f514d232d4 it was 2c1c60d7e8 to want 78b909462c to kill 941dc5896a someone. How intense bf9ca00120 the urge a25523f3c5 was, how 73611ad9c4 sweet the 84599be024 temptation of 8fa60e1290 slaughter.5cca043ea47472c6

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“…”fad5182ce5bf96c4

Sasha stared blankly at the livestock illuminated by the officer’s lamplight. Then she asked in a dull voice,c0ae4a9f1b635212

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“Then, do you perhaps know how to wring a chicken’s neck?”1a8d75687caecced

“Excuse me?”21b7b87c47ef52ab

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“How to wring a ac5ae9f0f9 chicken’s neck.”5d8aae58d87231a3

“…No.”664d70c934e6d338

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The officer replied, taken 5c3229a2b6 aback. Sasha stopped c53ed018cf in front d519ad1a79 of the b4cfc10209 chicken coop 452a6b36a5 and carefully d9ffd08346 examined a 9f7a378a2f rooster boasting dd93574912 long, luxurious b8f39157b1 feathers and 26df5c7cf7 wattles. When she 1ba6b6d59e was young, ef009f9e67 her family 0f78f8b3d5 also raised 0658e00109 livestock. Two roosters and ten 717b952c34 hens. It was 3feed45ef5 always Sasha’s ac9a96771b job to 984ebc65a0 bring the e4f9ea0f1f leftovers from 49fb25f065 dried food 3b21a7abbc and fruit c9f7c670dc peels to 5f170cfa2b the chicken 2fbb116f98 feeder and 77b3fa840f to take 46dc7ef68a out the 9141411885 eggs the 42d40a44ab hens laid.8bde8a286e1cdc4e

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.9874598f3ee22051

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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.a23260e282943c04

“Open the coop.”ee44e5e2be18db11

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“….Excuse me?”4165af318edf22bd

“I need 1edcfc53c7 to know.”c34b441385612fb8

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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.f9e5bc31f60863ff

“How to 182c3b9cd7 wring its 5a09e60c59 neck. I, I need to 257429a9a9 know.”b829740c394d1c21

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