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I__ getting my stuff,_ he said, and bolted for the steps.__ou don__ have to move out,_ Astrid called after him.Sam stopped halfway up the steps. __h, I__ sorry. Is that the voice of the council telling me where I can go?___here__ no point having a town council if you think you don__ have to listen to it,_ Astrid said. She was using her patient voice, trying to calm the situation. __am, if you ignore us, no one will pay attention.___uess what, Astrid, they__e already ignoring you. The only reason anyone pays any attention to you and the others is because they__e scared of Edilio__ soldiers._ He thumped his chest. __nd even more scared of me.
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I__ getting my stuff,_ he said, and bolted for the steps.__ou don__ have to move out,_ Astrid called after him.Sam stopped halfway up the steps. __h, I__ sorry. Is that the voice of the council telling me where I can go?___here__ no point having a town council if you think you don__ have to listen to it,_ Astrid said. She was using her patient voice, trying to calm the situation. __am, if you ignore us, no one will pay attention.___uess what, Astrid, they__e already ignoring you. The only reason anyone pays any attention to you and the others is because they__e scared of Edilio__ soldiers._ He thumped his chest. __nd even more scared of me.

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