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... rged me to backtrack, to apologize for the pointed insult. After all, wasn't it wiser to avoid making powerful enemies? The old adage whispered in my mind: 'the nail that sticks out gets hammered down'.
The thought of enduring more condescension, of accepting my place as a 'lesser' alchemist, filled me with a different sort of dread.
Hadn't I endured enough veiled insults, enough dismissive glances? These arrogant alchemists, with their prestigious lineages and their certainty of ...
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