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ihaveaquestion

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2. It's the power they like. They crave it and the Pumpkin King gives it to them.

Reply to Escurumbele (Reply #1)

Thu Oct 23, 2025, 12:10 PM

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He may have stuff on some of them and the more they do for him, the more such stuff piles up under them. But it's the power allow them to do things that benefit them. His decline gives them more power and the best manipulators among them influence him to do what they want. He is increasingly unaware of what they're doing to him. Look for him to be more and more insolated and controlled by others.

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So many people agree with the diagnosis but, he continues to destroy, and no one is there to stop him. Escurumbele Thursday #1

It's the power they like. They crave it and the Pumpkin King gives it to them. ihaveaquestion Thursday #2