stackyFACTSYou sit entirely motionless, eyes locked onto a tiny horizontal graphic, convinced that looking away will somehow stall the entire process.
You sit entirely motionless, eyes locked onto a tiny horizontal graphic, convinced that looking away will somehow stall the entire process. There is an unspoken agreement between you and the machine that your undivided attention is the secret fuel powering its progress. If it stalls at ninety-nine percent, the feeling of personal failure is immense, as though your psychic connection simply lacked the strength to push it across the finish line.
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