stackyFACTSWhy exert the physical effort of bending over when you can just rewrite reality? Gioachino Rossini preferred composing massive operas while aggressively lounging in bed, and when a finished page fell to the floor, he chose to write a completely new sheet of music rather than reach down to retrieve it.
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