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Dropping a comb announces bitter disappointment

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Forget your actual life choices; your misery is entirely the fault of poor grip strength. In early folk traditions, a dropped comb was an undisputed omen that your plans were about to unravel. Since grooming tools were highly personal items, dropping one symbolically represented losing your grip on your own meticulously arranged future.

Dropping a comb announces bitter disappointment
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