"They think," Jack agreed. "And there are times I do like it. All the history, everything I know, the anticipation of what I have yet to learn. Sometimes that balances out the pain that comes along."
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"They think," Jack agreed. "And there are times I do like it. All the history, everything I know, the anticipation of what I have yet to learn. Sometimes that balances out the pain that comes along."