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the filmy cloth, his
breath on my neck. I stared down into the fire, not moving, not
breathing, suddenly at peace, serene, and, oddly, more in control of
myself than he was.
It's funny how such an important decision can be made with so
little effort. I felt as if I had been fighting a war all my life and
in the middle I simply decided to give up and wander off the battle-
field. I wanted so much to give up. So, idly, almost carelessly, with
a single word, I abandoned the fortress I had unknowingly defended for
a lifetime.
"Yes."
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Windy City Freedom Fortress (NixPix Net HQ)
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D-V-8 Freedom Fortress (Deviate from the Norm)
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