"They said six to eight weeks...but now that Winter's..." he started, then paused. "No, showing them I'm healed would only raise questions. So, well, another month or more, I reckon. "
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"They said six to eight weeks...but now that Winter's..." he started, then paused. "No, showing them I'm healed would only raise questions. So, well, another month or more, I reckon. "