There is not, no. [ Her smile softens a little, weakening. ] Not everyone is offered the choice of staying or running away before it is too late. Not everyone even realises there is a choice. It was only later that I had the chance to study abroad... and by that point my heart had already connected with my people. I cannot say for sure that if I had made friends before, when I was younger, whether I would have made the same choice.
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