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"I can't do it. You've helped me a lot, and you've always done it with all your heart. If I do something that hurts you, what difference is there between me and an animal?"

"Thank you!" "I really have to go. I have to go to the Far Reaches tomorrow."

I let go of Aunt Bing's hand. To my surprise, I couldn't bear to part with it. Maybe I was a really bad person.

Aunt Bing didn't leave right away