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conversations.value:  "Poverty…really is a terrible thing." Claire said abruptly. We were back in my room, preparing for bed.
conversations.prefix: Claire:
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conversations.value:  "Miss Claire?"
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conversations.value:  "I had no idea what it really meant to be poor." Claire said with a brooding expression.
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conversations.value:  This didn’t seem to be the time to tease her, so I sat down next to her instead. "It’s not just having less money, is it? It means you might be forced to do terrible things to save someone important to you."
conversations.prefix: I:
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conversations.value:  "Not always. But it’s true that the poor have fewer options than the more fortunate."
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conversations.value:  I tried to be gentle, giving her space to organize her thoughts. "What Louie did was unforgivable."
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conversations.value:  "But denouncing him misses the point."
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conversations.value:  "The point?" I could tell Claire was trying to articulate something.
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conversations.value:  "Poverty is evil. And our politicians are neglecting those citizens who live in this wicked condition. In other words, the flaw lies in the system itself."
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conversations.value:  "That might be a bit extreme…" I tried to reel Claire in a bit—her language was beginning to make me anxious. "You’re right, poverty is terrible, and I can’t say the government of this country isn’t responsible for the current state of things. But politics isn’t solely a matter of beautiful ideas. You know that better than anyone, don’t you?"
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conversations.value:  "Of course I do. But—"
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conversations.value:  "But?" When I prompted her to continue, she thought for a moment and then said,
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conversations.value:  "Isn’t that just running away from the ideal and using the difficulty of reality as an excuse? What’s wrong with aiming for something good?"
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conversations.value:  I resolved to protect this precious person forever.
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