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Tell him to go fuck himself.

Paulus chuckles. "I confess, there is a part of me that was hoping you would take that attitude."

During what follows, you lose track of the passage of time. Your world is just pain in every part of your being, aware of nothing but Paulus's fevered smile as he gets to work on your body. You manage to keep all your information to yourself, somehow. But by the time he is finished, you feel battered and diminished.

[In the endgame, you will suffer from the following penalties because of your injuries:

Health −1

Athleticism −1

Reactions −1]

Panting with exertion, Paulus puts the knuckleduster back on the table. "Very well, I see this is getting nowhere. Perhaps we should move on to something else."

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