“I see that, and I hope you can see me. I’m not much, that’s true, and if you were free, perhaps you wouldn’t think twice, but let’s look at things plain. I don’t have the money now, but I will work for it like a madman to get the coin to buy your freedom. Then it’s up to you. If you want to fuck off, fuck off. If you stick with me, you see this is it. A potter with a crooked foot, but I think if you were with me, I might be something more. I think I’ve never had anything to work for, nothing to believe in, really, and a man needs that more than anything. I’d throw in my lot with you and work
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