...there are more terrifying monstrosities in the world than Anthropophagi. Monstrosities who, with a smile and a comforting pat on the head, are willing to sacrifice a child upon the altar of their own overweening ambition and pride.
My mother always told meNo monster lived beneath my bed,But she had failed to warn meIt laid on top of it instead.
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My mother always told meNo monster lived beneath my bed,But she had failed to warn meIt laid on top of it instead.
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