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[chapter_behind]

Really. An entire day dedicated to the speech of the lawless, the dissolute, the disease-ridden, and the ill-educated? I fail to see why this is necessary. Certainly there isn't 'international talk like an urchin day's or 'beggar day' as well. Hasn't the future wreaked enough havoc on the King's English as it is?

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[didiscareyouyet]

I spent my entire life living with them. We're not! Most of us are just orphans that had to steal to eat.

[chapter_behind]

Indeed.

[didiscareyouyet]

You still don't sound like you believe me.

[chapter_behind]

I have ample reason not to.

[didiscareyouyet]

Is it so bad, not wanting to starve to death?

[chapter_behind]

I am talking about a pattern of escalation, which I have seen time and time again.

[didiscareyouyet]

I lived with a lot of thieves and we didn't kill people.

[chapter_behind]

And I lived with a lot of thieves and they did. Gleefully.

[didiscareyouyet]

So all of us are killers?

[chapter_behind]

How is that any less outrageous than the claim that all of you are helpless victims.

[didiscareyouyet]

I didn't say we were just victims but if you're a little kid and you're starving... what else could we do?

[chapter_behind]

You seem to have a great many excuses for your behavior.

[didiscareyouyet]

It's not an excuse...! Do you have another answer?

[chapter_behind]

I have no interest in continuing this ridiculous conversation.

[didiscareyouyet]

Because you can't answer. It's easier to judge us when you don't have to starve to death.

[chapter_behind]

I can answer. I have nearly starved to death. I don't think it condones your actions.

[chapter_behind]

If I knew, I assure you I wouldn't have made this post.

[didiscareyouyet]

[He frowns.] Almost isn't the same thing. There was nothing else between the almost and really starving to death.

So... So I don't care what you think. Food isn't more important than people!