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 ## Discouraged by the lack of sword-swinging, you reach for your smartphone
 
-Yea, that makes sense. Your eyes kind of glazed over as soon as I said the word
+Yea, that makes sense. Your eyes seemed to glaze over as soon as I said the word
 '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* 
 **Child, you are late for class.**