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 ## Discouraged by the lack of sword-swinging, you reach for your smartphone
 
 Yea, that makes sense. Your eyes seemed to glaze over as soon as I said the word
-'cultural programming'. 
+'cultural programming' *blah, blah, blah. ...something about failsafe mechanisms... my goodness. Is he still talking?*
 
-*blah, blah, blah. ...something about failsafe mechanisms... my goodness. Is he* still *talking?*
 
-*ahem* 
+*ahem --* 
 **Child, you are late for class.**
 
 Sit down at your desk and open your notebook. There will be a quiz at the