Yeah, well, I say, I left Abnegation because I wasn't selfless enough, no matter how hard I tried to be. That's not entirely true. He smiles at me. That girl who let someone throw knives at her to spare a friend, who hit my dad with a belt to protect me-that selfless girl, that's not you?... You've been paying close attention, haven't you? I like to observe people/ Maybe you were cut out for Candor, Four, because you're a terrible liar.
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