The rooster quietly bowed it's head in response...
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A display of it's subservience...
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"Good rooster..."
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*Pat Pat*
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"Hmph..."
"You should treat me with more respect..."
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It carelessly threw a retort, impulsively...
Rather rapidly...
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But...
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Ever sympathetic, always joyous Alter paid it no mind...
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Steps, whole steps of progress always came at a cost...
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Quiet, degraded dignity bore the cost of those tasteful treats...
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"Gotta wait for it to hatch..."