What if you only suffer emotional distress from a ruined vacation, upsetting sanitation, etc?

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You cannot exploit the inconsistencies, you can only suffer from them.

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What if you suffer only emotional injuries?

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Get this wrong and not only will your family suffer, but so will you as you someday mourn the loss of what could have been, but cannot be recovered.

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The only thing you can do is shorten the amount of pain you suffer as a result of it, but right now, there's nothing that will stop it from happening to you.

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