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Chaden told his friend Dill that Olivia's kind of dating, not to be surprised if the teacher comes up missing.

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I mean, I told you you're getting more Sword and Scale.

It's just some people don't listen for some reason.

This is Season 12, episode 287 of Sword and Scale,

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You Sometimes the most dangerous thing we can do is follow someone's lead without thinking about it.

It's easy to get caught up in the movement, swayed by a friend's confidence,

especially when you're young and naive. We all want to belong. We all want to feel like we're part

of something. So there are times where we might be distracted, preoccupied with other things.

But sometimes you have to really stop and ask, what the hell am I doing here? What am I following?

And where is this all leading me? Because not every leader has good intentions,

and not every follower realizes the stakes until it's too late. The

The In the heartland of Iowa, Fairfield is one of those small towns where everyone seems to know everyone else, and life moves at a leisurely pace.

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