Valentine, on the other hand, was content to discuss this like a distanced, academic topic, as if Stefano hadn't tried to kill him for the sake of the art they were discussing, as if many others hadn't been killed.
"Because the shock is most of what you're doing. Take that away, and what do you have, truly?"
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"Because the shock is most of what you're doing. Take that away, and what do you have, truly?"