Alas, poor Gerek, I knew him, Horatio.
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Looking wistfully at where Audri departed, Lasper let out a sigh. Val said, “Don’t feel bad, Lasper. She’s simply upset, and we both know you meant well.” Lasper said, “Thank you, val. I find Gerek to be an inspiration. He’s a Bollyck who’s so brave that he fought the social pressures of his people to try to be good. I feel honored to have met him.” Looking down in thought, Val said, “Yeah. Me too.” Then Lasper shared a story, he said, “It reminds me of when I was a boy. There were these other kids, bigger kids, bullies, who were hurting me. And then, one of them had a pang of guilt, and stood up to his friends.” Val said, “That’s so touching that he saved you like that.” Lasper took a sip of his drink and said, “Oh, he didn’t save me. They simply beat him up first.”
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