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He had a life. I’m sure he’s out there living it.

He had a life. I’m sure he’s out there living it.

He didn’t know what he was searching for.

He didn’t know what he was searching for.

Is this Intermediate German?

Is this Intermediate German?

You are innocent.

You are innocent.

So how does it feel over there?

So how does it feel over there?

“And always a village, never a town.”

“And always a village, never a town.”

The love that had protected him began to fall away.

The love that had protected him began to fall away.

She wouldn’t know where to begin.

She wouldn’t know where to begin.

Was that too much?

Was that too much?

It takes your system a while to return to normal.

It takes your system a while to return to normal.

It was so beautiful, it wanted to speak to her.

It was so beautiful, it wanted to speak to her.

Fine, he said. Ain’t going to chase you all day.

Fine, he said. Ain’t going to chase you all day.

It was twilight when they got back.

It was twilight when they got back.

Important men had to be selfish in order to get ahead.

Important men had to be selfish in order to get ahead.

No answer.

No answer.

It looked somewhat quaint there.

It looked somewhat quaint there.

Let’s wait and see.

Let’s wait and see.

I’m going to bide my time.

I’m going to bide my time.

There’s no question of going out there.

There’s no question of going out there.

This looked and felt like life.

This looked and felt like life.

He enjoyed going with the flow.

He enjoyed going with the flow.

Can I offer you just one piece of advice?

Can I offer you just one piece of advice?

We all make certain compromises, of course.

We all make certain compromises, of course.

Has she been here before?

Has she been here before?

That’s not true.

That’s not true.

I shouldn’t have run away like that.

I shouldn’t have run away like that.

I should be more wary, have less faith in people.

I should be more wary, have less faith in people.

We laugh because it is funny.

We laugh because it is funny.

Maybe it is a trap.

Maybe it is a trap.

Love, where are you?

Love, where are you?

I find myself calmly standing sentry there.

I find myself calmly standing sentry there.

I refuse to live like a poltroon.

I refuse to live like a poltroon.

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