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Fancy thinking the Beast was something you could hunt and kill! You knew, didn’t you? I’m part of you? Close, close, close! I’m the reason why it’s no go? Why things are what they are?

William Golding

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You’ll get back to where you came from.
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Which is better–to have laws and agree, or to hunt and kill?
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The skull regarded Ralph like one who knows all the answers and won’t tell.
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Kill the pig! Cut his throat! Kill the pig! Bash him in!
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