You've noticed too? [He's grateful for that, at least, because maybe that means they'll solve things faster this way.] I don't want to think about that possibility even though I know it exists. Is that bad?
[But he pauses again.] Weren't they just swords? They're not too dangerous if you're careful.
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[But he pauses again.] Weren't they just swords? They're not too dangerous if you're careful.
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[Always at least consider the worst-case scenario, and know what you'd do.]
...but no, they weren't. They're the family swords of people I know.
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[...] People you were close to?