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There is no law that gods must be fair, Achilles,_ Chiron said. __nd perhaps it is the greater grief, after all, to be left on earth when another is gone. Do you think?___erhaps,_ Achilles admitted.I listened and did not speak. Achilles_ eyes were bright in the firelight, his face drawn sharply by the flickering shadows. I would know it in dark or disguise, I told myself. I would know it even in madness.
Madeline Miller The Song of Achilles
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There is no law that gods must be fair, Achilles,_ Chiron said. __nd perhaps it is the greater grief, after all, to be left on earth when another is gone. Do you think?___erhaps,_ Achilles admitted.I listened and did not speak. Achilles_ eyes were bright in the firelight, his face drawn sharply by the flickering shadows. I would know it in dark or disguise, I told myself. I would know it even in madness.
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The Song of Achilles

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