One conclusion, perhaps, is that we should suppress the instinct to look externally, and focus instead on accepting our choices and making the best out of what we already have.

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Her instinct tells her to prepare, her hand making renewed, abrupt contact with the knife, even though two of the youths appear indifferent to her and are religiously chewing qaat and arguing, bansheelike, about yesterday's match between Arsenal and Manchester United, and agreeing that the referee made a balls-up of the game by unfairly red-carding the Gunners' captain.

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