[It would feel worse. He knew that. So, so much worse. He knew because he'd thought it over in his mind a hundred times since then. Which was the only reason he even had a comeback at all, weak as his voice sounded when he uttered the words:]
He wouldn't be able to hurt them...if they didn't exist.
[If he never married. If he never had any children.]
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He wouldn't be able to hurt them...if they didn't exist.
[If he never married. If he never had any children.]