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Great, I just beat up Santa Claus.
— Gus · The Ref
Behind the line May contain spoilers.
Our reading
An editorial interpretation.
Great begins like a positive verdict, but the admission of having beaten up Santa Claus makes that response jarring. The association of the figure with goodwill gives the act an especially uncomfortable object. The brief line lets an apparently approving opening collide with what has just been reported.
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