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“He'd said it because it was a cruel thing to say. Because it would hurt, and people hate what hurts them, and if she hated him maybe she would run before she got hurt much worse. So there's no reason regret should crawl up his throat. No reason he should swallow hard and say, far too quietly, "I'm sorry." There's no reason he should wish she'd heard him.”

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Book:Starling House
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