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been seen since.

So if you want to go...

By all means.

Quite the game.

You were watching?

We always are.

You know that, Kris.

Did you win?

No.

But I didnt lose.

Drink?

I'm here about the girl.

Shes recovering.

Not as quickly

as some of the others.

Shell be well

soon enough.

Will she?

I've never seen someone

like her win before.

She inspired hope

where there was none.

She outsmarted

and she outfought.

She was a sheep...

meant to die.

But she didnt.

She won.

Shes not like

the others, Kris.

And we're not convinced that

she'll become a team player.

So we want her dealt with

immediately.

What?

You cant do that.

She won the game. Shes worthy.

Shes more than worthy.

I'm absolutely sure of it.

But were not.

And thats all that matters.

Are you familiar with the term

"ade | phophagy," Kris?

It literally means

"to eat ones brother."

Sand sharks.

They do this in the womb.

Devour their siblings

so they grow strong enough

to survive in the wild.

The dominant shark,

there is no instinct

to help or to hope.

Only to kill

or to be killed.

And that instinct...

starts before

theyre even born.

Please.

Please.

Ask the elders

to reconsider.

In all my time

running this game,

I have never asked them

for anything.

I believe I've earned

their trust.

She will come around,

and when she does,

she will be special.

We need someone like her.

We need?

Or you need?

Both.

She will be your responsibility

from now on, son.

If she is to stay...

she will be the one...

to cut the dead weight

from our ranks.

The game...

how did it start?

That"

is a very long

and old story.

But...

I can tell you

how it started for me.

It started with a feeling.

This intense feeling of...

being alive...

for the first time.

I think ever since then,

I've been chasing after that.

Then why dont you bet?

Because I run the game.

They say its quite an honor.

They say a lot of things.

But dont worry about me.

You get to bet.

Just make sure

you dont lose.

I'd rather help you

run the game.

I mean, if its okay

with the others.

It's okay because

I say it's okay.

I cant tell you

how happy that makes me.

In fact...

that calls for a drink.

Uh...but last time...

Trust me.

It's okay.

ltll pass.

I want you here with me.

It doesnt do anything

for me anymore.

I wish it did.

I miss it.

Well, what does?

Come on, I want you to...

I want you to feel

what I feel.

You mix this.

Three parts vodka

to one part.

For the game.

But this...

is the real deal.

Pure.

I forgot

how that feels.

For a night you cant

remember...

and a day

you cant forget.

Good morning.

I hope everyone

got a good nights rest.

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