I have to hope he can’t find me in this garlic bush. They’re always allergic to garlic bushes. He probably thinks I didn’t see him sharpening that stake, but I did. I know exactly what he’s thinking—I’ve seen the rumors. That’s the secret to stopping us—ending it all. That’s what they want, ¿eh? Freedom from eternal slavery under my fingertips—even when I created them! They won’t get ‘way with this. They can’t. I’m the 1 in charge, not them.
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Just so long as he doesn’t look in this garlic bush…