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&&&....... there are no generalizations. there is ..&&&..&&&
..&......& no object permanence. what you .&..&.&...
.&&.....&. experience is acute, ineffable, and you &&.&&&&...
&.&....&&. need to act. every subsection of your .&&...&...
&&&...&.&. body has a consciousness and a voice. &.&..&&..&
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.&&.&....& through the pupil in your eye. the ..&&&&&&&.
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