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It was not that folks in the towns wouldn’t cheat you or abuse you, but there were so many more people in the city that it seemed inevitable.
This line initially confused me because I thought it was arguing in favor of staying to the main roads and crowds; I think removing the "the" before "towns" would make it clearer for me, though I don't know if anyone else had that issue.
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an her hand crept to her belt where"
Should be "and".
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Inside was cozy enough, with several chairs a couple tables, a few beds, a small brick fireplace, some cupboards, and little else. There was no one else there.
A missing comma between "chairs" and "a couple".
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I echo Ruwins sentiments re: the ending monologue. It doesn't feel quite right to me — almost too cliché. It feels more like something she had to say because of a script, rather than something that entered her mind as a complete thought. Though, it might simply be that I cannot relate to her, not even knowing people who acted similarly. I will withhold my vote at the moment until I finish the other two stories in this short trilogy.