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##@§%**«,¨ go. with training, or with drugs... ¨,«**%§@##
@%**,,,¨¨¨ some people are always like this. ¨¨¨,,,**%@
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§%*«¨¨¨¨¨¨ the cave is built in, an intrinsic ¨¨¨¨¨¨«*%§
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##@§%**«,¨ with the lizards, and it's true that ¨,«**%§@##
§§***«,,¨¨ they are very close to it in their ¨¨,,«***§§
§*«¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ lives. but as long as youre an animal, ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨«*§
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#§%%*,,,,¨ things, placing them within its current ¨,,,,*%%§#
##@§%**«,¨ frame of reference. and the lizard ¨,«**%§@##
###§%**«,¨ brain is good at absolutes. in the end, ¨,«**%§###
#§*«¨¨¨¨¨¨ the best and worst things are both ¨¨¨¨¨¨«*§#
##@§%**«,¨ within hearing range. everything else ¨,«**%§@##
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§*«¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ there are no generalizations. there is ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨«*§
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##@§%**«,¨ experience is acute, ineffable, and you ¨,«**%§@##
§%*«,¨¨¨¨¨ need to act. every subsection of your ¨¨¨¨¨,«*%§
§%%*«,¨¨¨¨ body has a consciousness and a voice. ¨¨¨¨,«*%%§
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