[ He exhales a breath that could be a laugh. The one-two punch of fondness and pain astonishes him every time. ]
If it's still standing, I'll buy.
[ Insofar as anyone buys anything here, with bits of blood and shiny pebbles. Maybe he'll spend the night applauding songs he barely remembers, and never knew well enough to teach to anyone, and which his enemies have misunderstood as battle hymns. Of all the ways he though his immortal life might take agonizing turns, this twist never factored in. ]
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If it's still standing, I'll buy.
[ Insofar as anyone buys anything here, with bits of blood and shiny pebbles. Maybe he'll spend the night applauding songs he barely remembers, and never knew well enough to teach to anyone, and which his enemies have misunderstood as battle hymns. Of all the ways he though his immortal life might take agonizing turns, this twist never factored in. ]