He walked down the corridor, lined with his soldiers, who looked at hi…

Orson Scott Card
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He walked down the corridor, lined with his soldiers, who looked at him with love, with awe, with trust. Except Bean, who looked at him with anguish. Ender Wiggin was not larger than life, Bean knew. He was exactly life-sized, and so his larger-than-life burden was too much for him. And yet he was bearing it. So far. ✨ Orson Scott Card (2013). Ender's Game Boxed Set: Ender's Game, Ender's Shadow, p.349, Macmillan
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