I would have to shave his beard just like any other, carefully, neatly, just as though he were a good customer, taking heed that

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I would have to shave his beard just like any other, carefully, neatly, just as though he were a good customer, taking heed that

not a single pore should emit a drop of blood. Seeing to it that the blade did not slip in the small whorls. Taking care that the skin was left clean, soft, shining, so that when I passed the back of my hand over it not a single hair should be felt. Yes. I was secretly a revolutionary, but at the same time I was a conscientious barber, proud of the way I did my job.
—"Lather and Nothing Else,"
Hernando Tellez

Which piece of text evidence best reveals internal conflict?

“I would have to shave his beard just like any other”
“Seeing to it that the blade did not slip in the small whorls”
“Taking care that the skin was left clean, soft, shining”
“I was secretly a revolutionary, but at the same time I was a conscientious barber”

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