I am not scoffing at goodness, which is far more difficult to explain than evil, and just as complicated. But sometimes it's hard to put up with.
He feels the need to hear a human voice__ fully human voice like his own. Sometimes he laughs like a hyena or roars like a lion__is idea of a hyena his idea of a lion.
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He feels the need to hear a human voice__ fully human voice like his own. Sometimes he laughs like a hyena or roars like a lion__is idea of a hyena his idea of a lion.
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