+no warden is an island pg 2

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i decided that my cousland emerges from the wreckage of her former life with a passive but deeply pervasive death wish. she throws herself recklessly into every danger that crosses her path, unwilling to throw away her parents' sacrifice by deliberately committing suicide but equally unwilling to disgrace their memory by fighting with anything less than her best -- which means she keeps walking away from her battles still alive. eventually she overcomes her desire to die, in part thanks to the fractured and less than traditional love of her newfound misfit family.

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