“Don’t look at me,” the creature said, speaking in a sluggish voice. Its words were slurred, partially from the way its lips were pulled. “What?” Vin asked. “You don’t think I’m human,” the koloss said, speaking slowly, deliberately—like the others she had heard. It was like they had to think hard between each word. “You aren’t human,” Vin said. “You’re something else.” “I will be human,” the koloss said. “We will kill you. Take your cities. Then we will be human.” Vin shivered. It was a common theme among koloss. She’d heard others make similar remarks. There was something very chilling about
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