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But my problem with fantasy, and horror, and related genres, is that sometimes the problems are illogical.

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A victim of God may, Through learning adaption, Become a partner of God, A victim of God may, Through forethought and planning, Become a shaper of God. Or a victim of God may, Through shortsightedness and fear, Remain God's victim, God's plaything, God's prey.
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Humans persecute their different ones, yet they need them to give themselves definition and status.
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