It's never been that way before. [ Royce says, again like it's ripped out of him. He doesn't want to say any of this. ] I can't show signs of weakness or I'll be dead first, that's how it's always worked --
[ He's going to stop in the snow and shove something in his mouth to stop himself from talking - he hates this, he hates violations of privacy or control like these death prices, the ones that make him do what he normally wouldn't. ]
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[ He's going to stop in the snow and shove something in his mouth to stop himself from talking - he hates this, he hates violations of privacy or control like these death prices, the ones that make him do what he normally wouldn't. ]