Adam NevillIt had not hurt his hands at all and the sudden release of energy, twinned with Dom's fall, gave him a sudden lunatic rush of euphoria.
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It had not hurt his hands at all and the sudden release of energy, twinned with Dom's fall, gave him a sudden lunatic rush of euphoria. This is an excerpt from Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy. The quote is about the killing of a man named "Bloody" Bill. The quote refers to the feeling that he had at the moment of his death. He was excited about the burst of energy that came with the release of stress.
Source: The Ritual
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