There was no other option, it needed a few moments for even an EDS pilot to get ready (or ready himself) to step on the other side of the room and intentionally and cold-heartedly strip the life of a living being he had not met.
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first, next, then, finally; or first, second, third, moving on, furthermore, additionally, going back etc.
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--Applepi101
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Both are really good but I like the first one better