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Common-coldSense Youcan’tbeatitbutyoudon’thavetojoinit.Maybeitgotthename"commoncold"becauseit’smorecommoninwinter.Thefactisthoughbeingcolddoesn’thaveanythingtodowithgettingone.Coldsarecausedbythespreadofrhinovirusesandatleastsofarmedicalscienceisbetterattellingyouhowtoavoidgettingonethanhowtogetridofone. Childrenarethemostcommonwaycoldvirusesarespreadtoadultsbecausetheyhavemorecoldsthanadults—anaverageofabouteightperyear.WhydokidsseemsomuchmoreeasilytogetcoldsthantheirparentsSimple.Theyhaven’thadtheopportunitytobecomeimmunetomanycoldviruses. Therearemorethan150differentcoldvirusesandyouneverhavethesameonetwice.Beinginfectedbyonemakesyouimmunetoit--butonlyit. Coldsaleusuallyspreadbydirectcontactnotsneezingorcoughing.Fromanotherperson’shandtoyourhandandthentoyournoseoreyesisthemostcommonroute.Thehighestconcentrationofcoldvirusesanywhereisfoundunderthethumbnailsofaboyalthoughthevirusescansurviveforhoursonskinorothersmoothsurfaces. Hygieneisyourbestdefense.Washyourhandsfrequentlypreferablywithadisinfectantsoapespeciallywhenchildreninyourhouseholdhavecolds. Butevencarefulhygienewon’twardoffeverycold.Sowhatworkswhenacoughingsneezingrunnynosestrikes Theoldprescriptionoftwoaspirinslotsofwaterandbedrestisagoodplacetostart.Butyou’llalsofindsomeofthefolkremedies..worthWing.Hotmixturesofsugarorhoneylemonandwaterhaverealbenefits. WhenoneishavingacoldhemayoftenhaveallthefollowingsymptomsEXCEPT
Generationgap Itisnaturalforyoungpeopletobecriticaloftheirparentsattimesandtoblamethemformostofthemisunderstandingsbetweenthem.Theyhavealwayscomplainedmoreor51justlythattheirparentsareoutoftouch52modernways;thattheyarepossessiveanddominant;53theydonottrusttheirchildrentodealwithcrises;thatthey54toomuchaboutcertainproblems—andthattheyhaveno55ofhumoratleastinparentchildrelationships. Ithinkitistruethatparentsoften56theirteenagechildrenandalsoforgethowtheythemselvesfell57young.Youngpeopleoftenirritatetheirparentswiththeir58inclothesandhairstylesinentertainersandmusic.Thisisnottheirmotive.Theyfeelcutofffromtheadultworldintowhichtheyhavenot59beenaccepted.Sotheycreateacultureandsocietyoftheirown.60ifitturnsoutthattheirmusicorentertainersorvocabularyorclothesorhairstylesirritatetheirparentsthisgivesthemadditionalenjoyment.Theyfeeltheyare61atleastinasmallwayandthattheyareleadersinstyleandtaste. Sometimesyouareresistantandproudbecauseyoudonotwantyourparentsto62ofwhatyoudo.Iftheydidapproveitlooksasifyouarebetrayingyourownagegroup.Butinthatcaseyouareassumingthatyouaretheunderdog败者:youcan’twinbutatleastyoucankeepyourhonor.Thisisa63wayoflookingatthings.Itisnaturalenoughafterlongyearsofchildhood64youwerecompletelyunderyourparents’control.Butit65thefactthatyouarenowbeginningtoberesponsibleforyourself.Soifyouplantocontrolyourlifecooperationcanbepartofthatplan. 61
{{*HTML*}}?????????????WhyWouldTheyFalselyConfess???Whyonearthwouldaninnocentpersonfalselyconfesstocommittingacrime?Tomostpeopleitjustdoesn’tseemlogical.Butitislogicalsayexpertsifyouunderstandwhatcanhappeninapoliceinterrogation审讯room??Undertherightconditionspeople’smindsaresusceptible易受影响的toinfluenceandthepressureputonsuspectsduringpolicegrillings盘问isenormous.?46?Thepressureisimportanttounderstandbecauseotherwiseit’simpossibletounderstandwhysomeonewouldsayhedidsomethinghedidn’tdo.Theansweris:toputanendtoanuncomfortablesituationthatwillcontinueuntilhedoesconfess.??DevelopmentalpsychologistAllisonRedlichrecentlyconductedalaboratorystudytodeterminehowlikelypeoplearetoconfesstothingstheydidn’tdo.?47?Theresearchersthenintentionallycrashedthecomputersandaccusedtheparticipantsofhittingthealtkeytoseeiftheywouldsignastatementfalselytakingresponsibility.??Redlich’sfindingsclearlydemonstratehoweasyitcanbetogetpeopletofalselyconfess:59percentoftheyoungadultsintheexperimentimmediatelyconfessed.?48?Ofthe15-to16-year-olds72percentsignedconfessionsasdid78percentofthe12-to13-year-olds.??There’snoquestionthatyoungpeoplearemoreatrisksaysSaulKassinapsychologyprofessoratWilliamsCollegewhohasdonesimilarstudieswithsimilarresults.?49???BothKassinandRedlichnotethattheentireinterrogationintheirexperimentsconsistedofasimpleaccusation--nothoursofaggressivequestioning--andstillmostparticipantsfalselyconfessed.??Becauseofthestressofapoliceinterrogationtheyconcludesuspectscanbecomeconvincedthatfalselyconfessingistheeasiestwayoutofabadsituation.?50???A?Inherexperimentparticipantswereseatedatcomputersandtoldnottohitthealtkeybecausedoingsowouldcrashthesystems.??B?InsomewayssaysKassinfalseconfessionbecomesarationaldecision.??C?It’salittlelikesomebody’sworkingonthemwithadental牙齿的drillsaysFranklinZimringalawprofessorattheUniversityofCaliforniaatBerkeley.??D?Butadultsarehighlyvulnerabletoo.??E?Howcouldaninnocentpersonadmittodoingsomethinghedidn’tdo???F?Redlichalsofoundthattheyoungertheparticipantthemorelikelyafalseconfession.
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Generationgap Itisnaturalforyoungpeopletobecriticaloftheirparentsattimesandtoblamethemformostofthemisunderstandingsbetweenthem.Theyhavealwayscomplainedmoreor51justlythattheirparentsareoutoftouch52modernways;thattheyarepossessiveanddominant;53theydonottrusttheirchildrentodealwithcrises;thatthey54toomuchaboutcertainproblems—andthattheyhaveno55ofhumoratleastinparentchildrelationships. Ithinkitistruethatparentsoften56theirteenagechildrenandalsoforgethowtheythemselvesfell57young.Youngpeopleoftenirritatetheirparentswiththeir58inclothesandhairstylesinentertainersandmusic.Thisisnottheirmotive.Theyfeelcutofffromtheadultworldintowhichtheyhavenot59beenaccepted.Sotheycreateacultureandsocietyoftheirown.60ifitturnsoutthattheirmusicorentertainersorvocabularyorclothesorhairstylesirritatetheirparentsthisgivesthemadditionalenjoyment.Theyfeeltheyare61atleastinasmallwayandthattheyareleadersinstyleandtaste. Sometimesyouareresistantandproudbecauseyoudonotwantyourparentsto62ofwhatyoudo.Iftheydidapproveitlooksasifyouarebetrayingyourownagegroup.Butinthatcaseyouareassumingthatyouaretheunderdog败者:youcan’twinbutatleastyoucankeepyourhonor.Thisisa63wayoflookingatthings.Itisnaturalenoughafterlongyearsofchildhood64youwerecompletelyunderyourparents’control.Butit65thefactthatyouarenowbeginningtoberesponsibleforyourself.Soifyouplantocontrolyourlifecooperationcanbepartofthatplan. 51
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Common-coldSense Youcan’tbeatitbutyoudon’thavetojoinit.Maybeitgotthename"commoncold"becauseit’smorecommoninwinter.Thefactisthoughbeingcolddoesn’thaveanythingtodowithgettingone.Coldsarecausedbythespreadofrhinovirusesandatleastsofarmedicalscienceisbetterattellingyouhowtoavoidgettingonethanhowtogetridofone. Childrenarethemostcommonwaycoldvirusesarespreadtoadultsbecausetheyhavemorecoldsthanadults—anaverageofabouteightperyear.WhydokidsseemsomuchmoreeasilytogetcoldsthantheirparentsSimple.Theyhaven’thadtheopportunitytobecomeimmunetomanycoldviruses. Therearemorethan150differentcoldvirusesandyouneverhavethesameonetwice.Beinginfectedbyonemakesyouimmunetoit--butonlyit. Coldsaleusuallyspreadbydirectcontactnotsneezingorcoughing.Fromanotherperson’shandtoyourhandandthentoyournoseoreyesisthemostcommonroute.Thehighestconcentrationofcoldvirusesanywhereisfoundunderthethumbnailsofaboyalthoughthevirusescansurviveforhoursonskinorothersmoothsurfaces. Hygieneisyourbestdefense.Washyourhandsfrequentlypreferablywithadisinfectantsoapespeciallywhenchildreninyourhouseholdhavecolds. Butevencarefulhygienewon’twardoffeverycold.Sowhatworkswhenacoughingsneezingrunnynosestrikes Theoldprescriptionoftwoaspirinslotsofwaterandbedrestisagoodplacetostart.Butyou’llalsofindsomeofthefolkremedies..worthWing.Hotmixturesofsugarorhoneylemonandwaterhaverealbenefits. Accordingtotheessayyoumayhaveacoldbecause
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Generationgap Itisnaturalforyoungpeopletobecriticaloftheirparentsattimesandtoblamethemformostofthemisunderstandingsbetweenthem.Theyhavealwayscomplainedmoreor51justlythattheirparentsareoutoftouch52modernways;thattheyarepossessiveanddominant;53theydonottrusttheirchildrentodealwithcrises;thatthey54toomuchaboutcertainproblems—andthattheyhaveno55ofhumoratleastinparentchildrelationships. Ithinkitistruethatparentsoften56theirteenagechildrenandalsoforgethowtheythemselvesfell57young.Youngpeopleoftenirritatetheirparentswiththeir58inclothesandhairstylesinentertainersandmusic.Thisisnottheirmotive.Theyfeelcutofffromtheadultworldintowhichtheyhavenot59beenaccepted.Sotheycreateacultureandsocietyoftheirown.60ifitturnsoutthattheirmusicorentertainersorvocabularyorclothesorhairstylesirritatetheirparentsthisgivesthemadditionalenjoyment.Theyfeeltheyare61atleastinasmallwayandthattheyareleadersinstyleandtaste. Sometimesyouareresistantandproudbecauseyoudonotwantyourparentsto62ofwhatyoudo.Iftheydidapproveitlooksasifyouarebetrayingyourownagegroup.Butinthatcaseyouareassumingthatyouaretheunderdog败者:youcan’twinbutatleastyoucankeepyourhonor.Thisisa63wayoflookingatthings.Itisnaturalenoughafterlongyearsofchildhood64youwerecompletelyunderyourparents’control.Butit65thefactthatyouarenowbeginningtoberesponsibleforyourself.Soifyouplantocontrolyourlifecooperationcanbepartofthatplan. 59
Generationgap Itisnaturalforyoungpeopletobecriticaloftheirparentsattimesandtoblamethemformostofthemisunderstandingsbetweenthem.Theyhavealwayscomplainedmoreor51justlythattheirparentsareoutoftouch52modernways;thattheyarepossessiveanddominant;53theydonottrusttheirchildrentodealwithcrises;thatthey54toomuchaboutcertainproblems—andthattheyhaveno55ofhumoratleastinparentchildrelationships. Ithinkitistruethatparentsoften56theirteenagechildrenandalsoforgethowtheythemselvesfell57young.Youngpeopleoftenirritatetheirparentswiththeir58inclothesandhairstylesinentertainersandmusic.Thisisnottheirmotive.Theyfeelcutofffromtheadultworldintowhichtheyhavenot59beenaccepted.Sotheycreateacultureandsocietyoftheirown.60ifitturnsoutthattheirmusicorentertainersorvocabularyorclothesorhairstylesirritatetheirparentsthisgivesthemadditionalenjoyment.Theyfeeltheyare61atleastinasmallwayandthattheyareleadersinstyleandtaste. Sometimesyouareresistantandproudbecauseyoudonotwantyourparentsto62ofwhatyoudo.Iftheydidapproveitlooksasifyouarebetrayingyourownagegroup.Butinthatcaseyouareassumingthatyouaretheunderdog败者:youcan’twinbutatleastyoucankeepyourhonor.Thisisa63wayoflookingatthings.Itisnaturalenoughafterlongyearsofchildhood64youwerecompletelyunderyourparents’control.Butit65thefactthatyouarenowbeginningtoberesponsibleforyourself.Soifyouplantocontrolyourlifecooperationcanbepartofthatplan. 53
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Generationgap Itisnaturalforyoungpeopletobecriticaloftheirparentsattimesandtoblamethemformostofthemisunderstandingsbetweenthem.Theyhavealwayscomplainedmoreor51justlythattheirparentsareoutoftouch52modernways;thattheyarepossessiveanddominant;53theydonottrusttheirchildrentodealwithcrises;thatthey54toomuchaboutcertainproblems—andthattheyhaveno55ofhumoratleastinparentchildrelationships. Ithinkitistruethatparentsoften56theirteenagechildrenandalsoforgethowtheythemselvesfell57young.Youngpeopleoftenirritatetheirparentswiththeir58inclothesandhairstylesinentertainersandmusic.Thisisnottheirmotive.Theyfeelcutofffromtheadultworldintowhichtheyhavenot59beenaccepted.Sotheycreateacultureandsocietyoftheirown.60ifitturnsoutthattheirmusicorentertainersorvocabularyorclothesorhairstylesirritatetheirparentsthisgivesthemadditionalenjoyment.Theyfeeltheyare61atleastinasmallwayandthattheyareleadersinstyleandtaste. Sometimesyouareresistantandproudbecauseyoudonotwantyourparentsto62ofwhatyoudo.Iftheydidapproveitlooksasifyouarebetrayingyourownagegroup.Butinthatcaseyouareassumingthatyouaretheunderdog败者:youcan’twinbutatleastyoucankeepyourhonor.Thisisa63wayoflookingatthings.Itisnaturalenoughafterlongyearsofchildhood64youwerecompletelyunderyourparents’control.Butit65thefactthatyouarenowbeginningtoberesponsibleforyourself.Soifyouplantocontrolyourlifecooperationcanbepartofthatplan. 63
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DancingintheStreetsIfthereisonethingcertaintogetBraziliansontheirfeetitistheRioCarnival狂欢节.HeldinRiodeJaneiro.thecountry’sbiggestcity.thecarnivalbeganonFebruary20.whenthemayorgavekeyofthecitytoReiMomo—theLordofMisrule无序之皇Onhisorderseachyearpeopleturnthecityintoaparadiseofdanceandmusic.Thefollowingsixdaysaresofunofparadesstreetdancingfantasticclothesandpartying聚会thatmanypeopleforgetabouteatingandsleepingItwasthepassionofthecarnivalthatattractedmetoBrazilandmademesettledowninRio.saidBobNadkarni.aBritishmanwhohaslivedinthecityforseveralyearsFormanyBrazilians.thecentrepieceofthecarnivalissamba桑巴舞atypicalBraziliandance.Everyyeartensofthousandsofvisitorsandlocalsshowofftheirpassionandenergyiuthestreets.followingthebeat节拍oftheLatinmusic.Theclimaxtothisstreetpartyisthefloat彩车paradeinwhichfloatsdecoratedwithtonsoffreshflowersbyvarioussambaschoolsandlocalcommunitiesmovethroughthecity.OnthetopofeachfloatstandsthecandidatefortheDrumQueenwhoischosenattheendoftheparty.whilemostpeoplearefreetoenjoythecelebrations.Rio’spoliceofficershavetokeepaclearhead.FollowingthemurderofthreeofflcersinagunfightearlylastweektheBrazilianGovernmenthastightenedsecurityinRio.Thestreetfightingrobberyandsexcrimesthataccompanythecarnivalareverydifficulttopolice.CarnivalsbeganinancientRomeasacelebrationatwhichpeoplefedwildwolvesinhonourofthecity’sfounderwhowassaidtohavebeenraisedbyashe—wolf.Brazilgavenewlifetothistraditionandso.despitethetroubles.thecarnivalwillremainasymbolofthecountry’sculture.AccordingtothepassageBobNadkamiis
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Generationgap Itisnaturalforyoungpeopletobecriticaloftheirparentsattimesandtoblamethemformostofthemisunderstandingsbetweenthem.Theyhavealwayscomplainedmoreor51justlythattheirparentsareoutoftouch52modernways;thattheyarepossessiveanddominant;53theydonottrusttheirchildrentodealwithcrises;thatthey54toomuchaboutcertainproblems—andthattheyhaveno55ofhumoratleastinparentchildrelationships. Ithinkitistruethatparentsoften56theirteenagechildrenandalsoforgethowtheythemselvesfell57young.Youngpeopleoftenirritatetheirparentswiththeir58inclothesandhairstylesinentertainersandmusic.Thisisnottheirmotive.Theyfeelcutofffromtheadultworldintowhichtheyhavenot59beenaccepted.Sotheycreateacultureandsocietyoftheirown.60ifitturnsoutthattheirmusicorentertainersorvocabularyorclothesorhairstylesirritatetheirparentsthisgivesthemadditionalenjoyment.Theyfeeltheyare61atleastinasmallwayandthattheyareleadersinstyleandtaste. Sometimesyouareresistantandproudbecauseyoudonotwantyourparentsto62ofwhatyoudo.Iftheydidapproveitlooksasifyouarebetrayingyourownagegroup.Butinthatcaseyouareassumingthatyouaretheunderdog败者:youcan’twinbutatleastyoucankeepyourhonor.Thisisa63wayoflookingatthings.Itisnaturalenoughafterlongyearsofchildhood64youwerecompletelyunderyourparents’control.Butit65thefactthatyouarenowbeginningtoberesponsibleforyourself.Soifyouplantocontrolyourlifecooperationcanbepartofthatplan. 55
DancingintheStreetsIfthereisonethingcertaintogetBraziliansontheirfeetitistheRioCarnival狂欢节.HeldinRiodeJaneiro.thecountry’sbiggestcity.thecarnivalbeganonFebruary20.whenthemayorgavekeyofthecitytoReiMomo—theLordofMisrule无序之皇Onhisorderseachyearpeopleturnthecityintoaparadiseofdanceandmusic.Thefollowingsixdaysaresofunofparadesstreetdancingfantasticclothesandpartying聚会thatmanypeopleforgetabouteatingandsleepingItwasthepassionofthecarnivalthatattractedmetoBrazilandmademesettledowninRio.saidBobNadkarni.aBritishmanwhohaslivedinthecityforseveralyearsFormanyBrazilians.thecentrepieceofthecarnivalissamba桑巴舞atypicalBraziliandance.Everyyeartensofthousandsofvisitorsandlocalsshowofftheirpassionandenergyiuthestreets.followingthebeat节拍oftheLatinmusic.Theclimaxtothisstreetpartyisthefloat彩车paradeinwhichfloatsdecoratedwithtonsoffreshflowersbyvarioussambaschoolsandlocalcommunitiesmovethroughthecity.OnthetopofeachfloatstandsthecandidatefortheDrumQueenwhoischosenattheendoftheparty.whilemostpeoplearefreetoenjoythecelebrations.Rio’spoliceofficershavetokeepaclearhead.FollowingthemurderofthreeofflcersinagunfightearlylastweektheBrazilianGovernmenthastightenedsecurityinRio.Thestreetfightingrobberyandsexcrimesthataccompanythecarnivalareverydifficulttopolice.CarnivalsbeganinancientRomeasacelebrationatwhichpeoplefedwildwolvesinhonourofthecity’sfounderwhowassaidtohavebeenraisedbyashe—wolf.Brazilgavenewlifetothistraditionandso.despitethetroubles.thecarnivalwillremainasymbolofthecountry’sculture.Howlongdoesthecarnivallast
{{*HTML*}}?????????????WhyWouldTheyFalselyConfess???Whyonearthwouldaninnocentpersonfalselyconfesstocommittingacrime?Tomostpeopleitjustdoesn’tseemlogical.Butitislogicalsayexpertsifyouunderstandwhatcanhappeninapoliceinterrogation审讯room??Undertherightconditionspeople’smindsaresusceptible易受影响的toinfluenceandthepressureputonsuspectsduringpolicegrillings盘问isenormous.?46?Thepressureisimportanttounderstandbecauseotherwiseit’simpossibletounderstandwhysomeonewouldsayhedidsomethinghedidn’tdo.Theansweris:toputanendtoanuncomfortablesituationthatwillcontinueuntilhedoesconfess.??DevelopmentalpsychologistAllisonRedlichrecentlyconductedalaboratorystudytodeterminehowlikelypeoplearetoconfesstothingstheydidn’tdo.?47?Theresearchersthenintentionallycrashedthecomputersandaccusedtheparticipantsofhittingthealtkeytoseeiftheywouldsignastatementfalselytakingresponsibility.??Redlich’sfindingsclearlydemonstratehoweasyitcanbetogetpeopletofalselyconfess:59percentoftheyoungadultsintheexperimentimmediatelyconfessed.?48?Ofthe15-to16-year-olds72percentsignedconfessionsasdid78percentofthe12-to13-year-olds.??There’snoquestionthatyoungpeoplearemoreatrisksaysSaulKassinapsychologyprofessoratWilliamsCollegewhohasdonesimilarstudieswithsimilarresults.?49???BothKassinandRedlichnotethattheentireinterrogationintheirexperimentsconsistedofasimpleaccusation--nothoursofaggressivequestioning--andstillmostparticipantsfalselyconfessed.??Becauseofthestressofapoliceinterrogationtheyconcludesuspectscanbecomeconvincedthatfalselyconfessingistheeasiestwayoutofabadsituation.?50???A?Inherexperimentparticipantswereseatedatcomputersandtoldnottohitthealtkeybecausedoingsowouldcrashthesystems.??B?InsomewayssaysKassinfalseconfessionbecomesarationaldecision.??C?It’salittlelikesomebody’sworkingonthemwithadental牙齿的drillsaysFranklinZimringalawprofessorattheUniversityofCaliforniaatBerkeley.??D?Butadultsarehighlyvulnerabletoo.??E?Howcouldaninnocentpersonadmittodoingsomethinghedidn’tdo???F?Redlichalsofoundthattheyoungertheparticipantthemorelikelyafalseconfession.
Common-coldSense Youcan’tbeatitbutyoudon’thavetojoinit.Maybeitgotthename"commoncold"becauseit’smorecommoninwinter.Thefactisthoughbeingcolddoesn’thaveanythingtodowithgettingone.Coldsarecausedbythespreadofrhinovirusesandatleastsofarmedicalscienceisbetterattellingyouhowtoavoidgettingonethanhowtogetridofone. Childrenarethemostcommonwaycoldvirusesarespreadtoadultsbecausetheyhavemorecoldsthanadults—anaverageofabouteightperyear.WhydokidsseemsomuchmoreeasilytogetcoldsthantheirparentsSimple.Theyhaven’thadtheopportunitytobecomeimmunetomanycoldviruses. Therearemorethan150differentcoldvirusesandyouneverhavethesameonetwice.Beinginfectedbyonemakesyouimmunetoit--butonlyit. Coldsaleusuallyspreadbydirectcontactnotsneezingorcoughing.Fromanotherperson’shandtoyourhandandthentoyournoseoreyesisthemostcommonroute.Thehighestconcentrationofcoldvirusesanywhereisfoundunderthethumbnailsofaboyalthoughthevirusescansurviveforhoursonskinorothersmoothsurfaces. Hygieneisyourbestdefense.Washyourhandsfrequentlypreferablywithadisinfectantsoapespeciallywhenchildreninyourhouseholdhavecolds. Butevencarefulhygienewon’twardoffeverycold.Sowhatworkswhenacoughingsneezingrunnynosestrikes Theoldprescriptionoftwoaspirinslotsofwaterandbedrestisagoodplacetostart.Butyou’llalsofindsomeofthefolkremedies..worthWing.Hotmixturesofsugarorhoneylemonandwaterhaverealbenefits. Childrenhavemorecoldsbecause
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