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..,«*^@@¶@ time is a series of frames if thats what @¶@@^*«,..
...,«*^@@¶ you believe, and  they are so short that ¶@@^*«,...
....,«*^@@ your consciousness spans a bunch of them @@^*«,....
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..,«*^@@¶@ with  training  or  cannabis  (or  other @¶@@^*«,..
...,«*^@@¶   drug ring -based chemicals), you can   ¶@@^*«,...
....,«*^@@ hone the  senses, reduce  time  blur and @@^*«,....
.....,«*^@ see   only   one  fragment,   like   so: @^*«,.....
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..,«*^@@¶@ this is, in fact, one of my older fears; @¶@@^*«,..
.,«*^@@¶@# that everyone around me  obviously exist #@¶@@^*«,.
..,«*^@@¶@ in   this   moment,  but  they  are  not @¶@@^*«,..
...,«*^@@¶ conscious  - they were here a  long time ¶@@^*«,...
....,«*^@@ ago  and  all  their  actions  are  just @@^*«,....
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