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The animals are still alive, right? Besides, I can't be asking you to send someone down just so I can talk to them; compared to prison, this will be a cakewalk.
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It might be a lot to ask. But, speaking as one person to another rather than as an official? It feels terrible to just leave you in a miserable situation like this. No matter how much better it might be than the life you had before.