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Blood Sacrifice

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RayvenWorks

Published: Mar 21, 2012

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If God taketh--take me instead.

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3wyl

Apr 22, 2012

This is a really powerful piece. I especially like how you have used 'taketh' to set the mood further, if that makes sense. The punctuation is brilliant and I like how you've split the two, as if they were initially separate... God taking, but clearly not taking this person yet?

Anyway, that's just how I interpret it. I like the concept and the direction you've taken here.

Fitting title.

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