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Attila the Hun, the mail order bride.

You are a headstrong imperial Roman princess, accustomed to getting what you want and having whom you choose.

Your family is displeased with you.

They've sent you away to rot among your chaste, insufferable cousins.

For five years, ten years, fifteen, you've been stuck in monotony of kneeling and praying and wishing for an

ask to hold to your breast, a way out. You are growing older. Your youth is draining away in prayer.

You sit quietly at mass and want to tear the world to shreds. You're glad for the earthquake.

For a moment, the whole world trembles and you believe in

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