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So that's how it started he wondered silently as he stared at the crying hen. Quietly he put a wing about her shoulders, and looked at her kindly. "I see now," he murmured. "I'm sorry I scared you with the snake. If I had known . . ." he sighed. "If I had known what it would cause you to remember, I wouldn't have dreamed of doing what I did. It was stupid of me, and I'm sorry."
she nods, trying to not cry
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"But if I suffered permanent brain damage from that swing you took at me, I will hold you accountable," he said, very seriously. "That is, if I can even remember. But there's one thing you have to remember, Scarlet," he whispered gently. "It's in the past. It will haunt you for ever, but it's over. They can't hurt you now. You've got me, you've got Pi, you've got friends now. We'll help you through it. You just have to let us."
So that's how it started he wondered silently as he stared at the crying hen. Quietly he put a wing about her shoulders, and looked at her kindly. "I see now," he murmured. "I'm sorry I scared you with the snake. If I had known . . ." he sighed. "If I had known what it would cause you to remember, I wouldn't have dreamed of doing what I did. It was stupid of me, and I'm sorry."
she nods, trying to not cry
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"But if I suffered permanent brain damage from that swing you took at me, I will hold you accountable," he said, very seriously. "That is, if I can even remember. But there's one thing you have to remember, Scarlet," he whispered gently. "It's in the past. It will haunt you for ever, but it's over. They can't hurt you now. You've got me, you've got Pi, you've got friends now. We'll help you through it. You just have to let us."