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P.O.V. - JiuJitsu - Part.5 - "Ritual Violence" (TCE#123)

P.O.V. - JiuJitsu - Part.5 - "Ritual Violence" (TCE#123)

Disputes within wolf packs aren't always settled with death. One steps on the throat of the other. They have the power to kill, but don't. They've ritualized the death to prevent greater sacrifice.

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Oct 27, 2023
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11 months into the process.

1. “Remember what we’re doing,” says the Trojan Horsing Owner.

That’s why you’re doing the thing in the first place. This ritual.

Bowing.

Mutal-combat-hand-shake agreement. May the best man win.

Or not.

There’s a scramble.

You know that sometimes this ritual goes on for quite a while. Sometimes brutally. Sometimes the lines ar…

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