She stared at Raven in a long second of shocked silence, before sagging to the floor.
It is in our nature to enjoy atrocity so long as it continues to shock and remains comfortably removed from our own lives.
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It is in our nature to enjoy atrocity so long as it continues to shock and remains comfortably removed from our own lives.
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