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- Maybe he was badly wounded previously, or his idealism was broken, or someone he loved is dead and he needs time to recover.
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Hoist by His Own Petard: Proculus gets done in by a mortally wounded Atticus, who drives Proculus' broken sword into his neck.
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Everybody's Dead, Dave: Near the end of "Day 8: 1PM - 2PM", Pillar hears this from Mikhail Novakovich's wounded bodyguard, who reveals that Jack has already broken in and slaughtered everyone else.
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