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#*%*~:.... frame of reference. and the lizard ....:~*%*#
@#*%*~:... brain is good at absolutes. in the end, ...:~*%*#@
#@#*%*~:.. the best and worst things are both ..:~*%*#@#
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#@#*%*~:.. need to act. every subsection of your ..:~*%*#@#
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#*%*~:.... everything you see can also see you, ....:~*%*#
*%*~:..... through the pupil in your eye. the .....:~*%*
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