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“Look, Herzl, this is not where you are meant to be, and we have no time to waste. We are leaving, so, I guess you should go get the things you need to go along with.”

I wasn’t supposed to let him down, but I had to because I want to caution Ryan who was standing by the staircase adding more fuel to the tripod and causing the yellow flames to darken the pot with soot.

“I’m not getting anything from inside. This is my home, I’m going nowhere, mom.” He said and sat on the ...