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， becausesheknowsnowthatIwon' tbeather， infact， ' ， it' sclearshedoesnotmissyouorherformerlifeofneglectonachain.
Ofallthethingsthathavebecomeapparentfrommybriefrelationshipwithher—suchastheforgivingnatureofthedog， theirwonderfulabilitytohealandtotrust， thefactthatlovecanworkmiracles—， loyalandlovingbeinginyourlife， andyouconsignedhertoalifeoffilthandlonelinessuntilshemadethebestchoiceshe' ， IwilladmitthatonedayIhopetobeasgoodasshe； Ibelievesheforgaveyouwithinthefirsttwenty-fourhoursofhernewlifefortheaboutfouryearsofherprevious "life"， whileIstilltrywrestlewiththepartofmethathopesthatonedayyouwillburninHell.
