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I’ve Never Tried To Keep A Specific Person Alive Before, And It’s Much More Troublesome Than I Would Have Believed. But That’s Probably Just Because It’s You. Ordinary People Seem To Make It Through The Day Without So Many Catastrophes.

Because There Was Nothing More Terrifying To Me, More Excruciating, Than The Thought Of Turning Away From Him. It Was An Impossibility.

Don't Be Self-conscious, If I Could Dream At All, It Would Be About You. And I'm Not Ashamed Of It.

You Are Safe Inside Your Mind. No One Can Reach You There.

Silently, I Lifted My Doggy Bowl Off The Floor. Then, With A Quick, Powerful Flip Of My Wrist, I Threw It Into The Back Of Blondie’s Head So Hard That – With An Earsplitting Bang – It Smashed Flat Before It Ricocheted Across The Room And Snapped The Round Top Piece Off The Thick Newel Post At The Foot Of The Stairs.