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... able of command. It's a common myth, and something seen in plenty of media, but whatever selection process exists for samurai, it doesn't select them based on their ability to lead.

Still, every so often one of them will step up and do a good enough job of it that it's worth noting."

--"On Samurai and the Role of Leader" Extract, the Family Internal Press, 2049

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I exited the bathroom and discovered that Lucy wasn't alone in bed. She had company.

Company ...

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