[The shadow's footsteps drag. Nonetheless, he stays just close enough behind to reply.]
Truly? You think I spend my days like this? My nights?
[He watches the boys ahead. They'll come close enough that their outlines, running around each other, become almost clear. After that they'll be no closer, no matter how quickly they're approached. It doesn't occur to the shadow to tell the other man so; he just knows it.]
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Truly? You think I spend my days like this? My nights?[He watches the boys ahead. They'll come close enough that their outlines, running around each other, become almost clear. After that they'll be no closer, no matter how quickly they're approached. It doesn't occur to the shadow to tell the other man so; he just knows it.]