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2024-12-04 07:24:14Twenty minutes later,
Paul found him sitting on the top floor of an uncompleted highrise building within the base. He was staring at the wildlands beyond the vehicle walls.
“I’m sorry for putting you in that situation, it was too brazen of me”
“I could have killed him, I’m not like you Paul, I have no control”
“Nonsense…”, Paul walked up to him, “I have not seen anyone show the kind of restraint that you have. It is so easy for you to control the urge.”
“How many Revenants have you met?”
“Not many”
“That’s not very reassuring”
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