It's hard to let go of the mindset that she doesn't need to look after herself like other people do, because she's stronger than other people are. She's lived like that longer than she's lived any other way. It's like losing the ability to breathe without making yourself do it, mechanically pulling in each breath and pressing it out. It makes it harder to go to sleep.
She follows him at something of a distance. "I don't know how to use a gun, anyway. Bullets wouldn't be much use to me."
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It's hard to let go of the mindset that she doesn't need to look after herself like other people do, because she's stronger than other people are. She's lived like that longer than she's lived any other way. It's like losing the ability to breathe without making yourself do it, mechanically pulling in each breath and pressing it out. It makes it harder to go to sleep.
She follows him at something of a distance. "I don't know how to use a gun, anyway. Bullets wouldn't be much use to me."