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It finally had to.I understood that it wouldn__ be easy, it would be very hard; I__ need to resist the habit I had developed long ago _ with conviction. I__ have to be impolite, an inconvenience, and sometimes awkward. But if I could commit, all that discomfort would add up to zap predatory threats like a Taser gun. I__ stun them. They__ bow to me. I__ let my no echo against the mountains.
Aspen Matis Girl in the Woods: A Memoir
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It finally had to.I understood that it wouldn__ be easy, it would be very hard; I__ need to resist the habit I had developed long ago _ with conviction. I__ have to be impolite, an inconvenience, and sometimes awkward. But if I could commit, all that discomfort would add up to zap predatory threats like a Taser gun. I__ stun them. They__ bow to me. I__ let my no echo against the mountains.

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