[And just like that, Tim's concern for his own well-being is pretty much scrubbed clear. He can't look at the shape of the monster lying prone there. Can't look at it - because he knows he won't see it. He'll see someone else, and he'll hear those pleas to just let things be over.]
[Pleas he was too selfish, too stupid, to follow up on.]
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[And just like that, Tim's concern for his own well-being is pretty much scrubbed clear. He can't look at the shape of the monster lying prone there. Can't look at it - because he knows he won't see it. He'll see someone else, and he'll hear those pleas to just let things be over.]
[Pleas he was too selfish, too stupid, to follow up on.]