[And he switches to video for this, because it's important and he has the strangest sense that he owes her, though he can't explain exactly why. He doesn't avert his eyes from the camera, though it's difficult.]
If I hadn't ever been alive, none of what happened to you would have happened. You would have three years of your life back.
I'm sorry for that.
[This is the truth. Again. He's really sorry for having been alive, so that he was in a position to hurt her.]
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There's one other thing that - you should know.
[And he switches to video for this, because it's important and he has the strangest sense that he owes her, though he can't explain exactly why. He doesn't avert his eyes from the camera, though it's difficult.]
If I hadn't ever been alive, none of what happened to you would have happened. You would have three years of your life back.
I'm sorry for that.
[This is the truth. Again. He's really sorry for having been alive, so that he was in a position to hurt her.]