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“We all have violences,' I said, tightening my hands, 'but we can't always let them out. Think what a mess things would be if we did.' I smiled wryly into his unresponsive face. 'If we gave into every violent impulse, I'd probably have slapped you with an encyclopedia before now.”

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Ingathering: The Complete People Stories

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