Despite the horror, we survivors were endowed with a will to survive. Or instinct. Or maybe it was faith.
The mind is weak, and it must be mastered, controlled. The body, it knows no master save for instinct and, unfortunately, it is built for terminal suffering.
Day One: A Novella
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The mind is weak, and it must be mastered, controlled. The body, it knows no master save for instinct and, unfortunately, it is built for terminal suffering.
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