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"You called," it whispered. "And I answer only when the sacrifice is real."

To understand why the phrase resonates, we must first break the trope. In classical storytelling (from Genesis to The Lion King ), the sacrifice is a : -Hijabolic--IT-WAS-SUPPOSED-TO-BE-A-SACRIFICE--...

A planned loss or "sacrifice" that goes unexpectedly wrong. "You called," it whispered