And in the echo of that gladness, horror blooms within me. In its own strange way, it's a horror as deep as any I've experienced so far. I've succeeded in taking another human hostage, in making him urinate on himself. I made a plan to torture someone, and then I carried it out, and it satisfied me to do so. As much hurt and hell as the Wolfman has caused, I don't want to be his judge and jury, his jailer and tormentor. I don't want to be that person. I want to be good. I don't want to fall into a big, black pit of darkness, because what if I can't get out?
Ah, yeah. Yeah, tis awful all right. Well, your Mam wanted me to talk to you about it, but__e stopped; he didn__ know what else to say.__eah? Ah, I know the score, Dad. She wants me to be careful, is it?___h, no. Well, yeah; there__ that, of course. No, she wanted_ well, if you__ any questions, youknow?_ I wasn__ sure if he wanted me to say yes, or if he just wanted me to say no, and save himhaving to be awkward. He looked lost. I felt like I wanted to save him__o, I__e no questions, Dad. It__ all right, shur._ He looked at me then. His eyes went wet, likehe was going to start bawling. If we were in a film, he might have hugged me. But we were inLimerick, so he just said:__ell, so,_ and put his one glove back on.From The Boys of Summer
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Ah, yeah. Yeah, tis awful all right. Well, your Mam wanted me to talk to you about it, but__e stopped; he didn__ know what else to say.__eah? Ah, I know the score, Dad. She wants me to be careful, is it?___h, no. Well, yeah; there__ that, of course. No, she wanted_ well, if you__ any questions, youknow?_ I wasn__ sure if he wanted me to say yes, or if he just wanted me to say no, and save himhaving to be awkward. He looked lost. I felt like I wanted to save him__o, I__e no questions, Dad. It__ all right, shur._ He looked at me then. His eyes went wet, likehe was going to start bawling. If we were in a film, he might have hugged me. But we were inLimerick, so he just said:__ell, so,_ and put his one glove back on.From The Boys of Summer
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