One set of participants had a pleasant mind-set and was very relaxed.

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Take the oh-so-pleasant-sounding "You Must Be Out of Your Mind, " from Realism, the new album by Merritt's group The Magnetic Fields.

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Mind you, our local weather is clear calm and very pleasant weather.

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