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"This was to have been my crowning achievement."
"I understand how disappointed you must--"
"Thirty years of work. Dangerous research, away from home for months at a time. And now, a unique opportunity. Observations from the interactions of two contemporaneous slayers. My monograph would have been a part of the Academy's curriculum for years to come."
"The events of this year were unforseeab—"
"I really thought I could count on you just this once. Regular reports, detailed analyses. You've always been rubbish in the field, but your scholarship was usually up to par, Wesley."
"I'm very sorry, Father."