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    It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.
    AU: Shane's personality always put him in Rick's shadow, and it was a place he didn't mind being because his brother is a good man. Learning to step into the light himself is one of the hardest things he's ever done.

    Carol's never expected to become anything more than Sophia's mother and Ed's punching bag, but the end of the world changes all that for her.

    Merle's more than the raging addict who nearly died on a roof for his mistakes, and he intends to make sure he makes up for them.

    And Daryl? He just wants his family safe even when it keeps growing to include people like Sophia and Glenn.

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