"Oh..." He said, thoughtful. "...but you let them go because bad things were probably going to happen to them too, right?"
Brad considered it more.
"I think you did the right thing." He concluded. "The right thing, even."
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"Oh..." He said, thoughtful. "...but you let them go because bad things were probably going to happen to them too, right?"
Brad considered it more.
"I think you did the right thing." He concluded. "The right thing, even."