Chapter 246: coercion

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    heznplygeeretryndteppedtfteddle

    tepelkegt,dretlytyetnfrntfeverlpeple,tndngnfrntfteelevtr

    tetwfolyldtketepbkttegtftettn

    yet,wever,ddndtefeeldnnfrntf

    &qt;o,mreu,twgeergrpnltnt,yneezn,pellynvtedfewteelvngr,befrereretrylpleed;

    te-lledretwtt**lngfe

    infrndrd**lngfe

    olynddedbnly

    yet'lpedyntrllyntdrwnt!

    altggngxnyngtllddnvtefewpeple

    btyet'glbeeneved

    ttwndexlretgvefe,tettedttgngxnyngntendebeenved

    ifywgngxpernllyteet,tltdffltfr!

    bttlwtegy'deterntntkeepoly

    ttbewlleteter!

    trlyndtkeolyertwrdtelvngr

    teytervewfeldqntly

    &qt;wterenrelfrenbdytlektitdfflttyttereedtetrengtflwnderlnd&qt;

    terepelteznevedepeyet

    afterll,eteekeeperfgngxnynguertneffllwnglely,eteyfgngxnyng

    eelvngr,trellyqtep,tntlvngr,tbllrepprprte

    hwever,tlerttterewllbedffererrfrdffere

    attenttererefewferftell,**lltblenteddletererelredyltfnkndredw,wellere!

    obvly,tteenefple'dte

    tetpererree,ntkndfple,ttwlrynddgnty!

    angnyngnwtgldgle,tefrtfeelngtpererlen

    wetertwerngrrtyle,rwtendterere,llketenlkverynble

    hedbkntdderttebk

    tkndfptreqtebetfl,btlkepeplevenlln

    tverytteflbnd,jtprepredrprednnerfrwfe,qetlywtngfrwfetretrn!

    wnrren,ifrdttewllfntpply

    seeptre,wllfeelppytffte!

    hwever,weteryetrol,tverylerttteereeftelenfgngxnyng

    weniwnllege,gngxnyngplyedretrk

    hwever,terrentgngxnybeverynble,terveenefyple!

    tdefjtenefdgntynfney

    gngxvejt,lwlytkfftegldgle,ptdwntebknnd,ndtrneded

    wtfnt**le,betweengp,bretfdgntyfrteperretfe

    tvereftedneernbepredttetrlleyngrn!

    tedneerntedlplywlllberetrtedbyllprte,enftrble

    bttefeelngfgngxnyngtt

    heneperr,wereenntrlflltepreeetene,wkepeplewnttkneeldwntwrpteplgrge!

    olyndgngxnyng'brgteyelkedteter,ndtenpnkedndddged

    zengyefeelngfterrblepreretteetree,bwed!

    o'eyeweretteplexnyngnfrntf,enefndfferene,lkemntt'fe-t-fefeelng

    gngxnyng'eyebrwnglengetredtntrll'bdy,bttllfled!

    &qt;o,l**tely,t'rellybeengnefrnyyerwyreytllwerngk?&qt;

    gngxnyngftyelltteld,btjtwrd,wtvretyfdeepenng

    letolybfyple!

    neenfewyer,gngxnyng'n'revenrerrf,ndltrll

    were'eroly?

    btprentreded,everytngnteerpenflyjttrted,ndtprtntly,eroly'pperereeeerpenflyledttepnngfolbypepleftevlnggrpndtelfppergterere,twlltkete

    evenftwpredbygngxnyngntedy,btnwwt?

    seolyldntreerednfrll,letlenrllywteter

    itwnlyfterfetfettolyknew

    irellyveretteyelf,nfrntfgngxnyng,erellytvlnerble,twek!

    andnolyprbedelplefertteetree

    yet'veddeernd

    &qt;dn'tbefrd,e'tllteplybywldn'tpreyydn'tvetyplenfrntf!i&#tyydn'tvetbefrd!&qt;

    apleeentene

    tentgveolypwerflfrellverbdy

    tfrelftedoly'drpnged,ndtenlkeddretlytgngxnyngwttfer

    ye!wyldyyplenfrer?

    iderreltnpwt,tgngxnyngwtqlftneelfyple?

    dyneedneyfr?

    hep?hee!

    dyveyrwnb'lngwyff!

    tndllt,lltepnyplenoly'ertdppered,ferltgteretlllttle,btbytppre!

    gngnyng'eye,wever,ldntelpqntngp

    i,oly'gret

    tdefgngxnyngddnttnkf!

    nlly,ewveryppytppretetengenoly'eye,yple,peppern!

    tprey,wepedfrerwnnd,erkerfeetkeply

    andgngxgtflettngrdelfdelfd,tketeendttfrntfeye,gngxny

    btwdetfeelnw?

    affrent,olyretrlnelyndgdde

    dgngxnyll,regrdlefgngxnyngwftndrdbbble,lrfl,wllleved?

    tegdde!ttdelprey!

    altgtedent,btlletgngxnyngreed

    tt'wtpreyttelke

    eted,te**lengngxnyng'fewevenrebrllnt

    tenoly'eldverngtrger

    &qt;t'beenlngteneiven'teenyfrlngtemrgngtllelegntunfrtntely,yfebee'rellylttleeletmrple!&qt;

    gngxnyngerdfplentbdy,ntrreretedpne!