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happened as I listened: I felt pain. Not in my head, not in my arm, not in my leg; everywhere at once. I told myself there was no difference between being __nside_ and being __utside,_ that it all came down to X__ and O__ that could be acquired in any number of different ways, but the pain increased to a point where I thought I might collapse, and I limped away.
Jennifer Egan A Visit from the Goon Squad
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happened as I listened: I felt pain. Not in my head, not in my arm, not in my leg; everywhere at once. I told myself there was no difference between being __nside_ and being __utside,_ that it all came down to X__ and O__ that could be acquired in any number of different ways, but the pain increased to a point where I thought I might collapse, and I limped away.
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A Visit from the Goon Squad

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