"Then if 'desire's meant to play into it, it's doing a bad job." Daisy sighs, throwing back the remainder of her drink. "Didn't even know the Erda was a thing until all. This."
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"Then if 'desire's meant to play into it, it's doing a bad job." Daisy sighs, throwing back the remainder of her drink. "Didn't even know the Erda was a thing until all. This."