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Sensing the existential crisis of a whole city

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Highly attuned individuals claim they can tap into the massive, swirling cloud of collective dread hovering constantly over major metropolitan areas. They will step off a train and immediately insist they are personally feeling the combined frustration of two million commuters. It makes visiting a new town completely exhausting.

Sensing the existential crisis of a whole city
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