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“And so I did just that. Walk. At first, the stones dug into the sole of my feet, and I left red footprints in my every step. Then, my skin hardened, and I stopped bleeding. After a while, I could not feel the road at all anymore. That is the way of life, I suppose. We bleed, and ache, and then we get used to it.”

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Book:Renault of the Styx
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