starting count: 33608
ending count: 34846
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starting line:
“Mostly because when he vanished, there were rumors that he’d been taken by an unknown Lord, and no one knew what side of the Walls he was on.”

ending line:
“Should we knock him out again?” The voice rumbled from above him, echoing in his head.

darling:
“Not necessarily,” he said. “Not everyone agreed with the Council and Parliament that the cross-Wall half-breeds were dangerous.” When she continued to stare at him, he shook his head. “Later. I’m not going into Lord politics now. But think, Nikki – when has anything in this been black and white? There were atrocities committed on both sides. No one’s hands were clean. Just like now.”