"I nod, because I do understand. I'm just not sure how to go about divorcing myself from the evil I've already accepted."

Guilt, Acceptance, Evil, Self-Reflection

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"I nod, because I do understand. I'm just not sure how to go about divorcing myself from the evil I've already accepted."

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