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"Waitaminute: is it possible that you have repressed the memory of Obi Wan using that Ole' Jedi Mind Trick (not actually part of the Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster) to convert the kid at the bar who was selling death-sticks, or whatever they were called?"
"@ ego531: You beat me to it!
Great story, Mike, but I suspect ego531 is correct in thinking that you wanted "empathetic" rather than "emphatic." Although, you were probably that as a kid, too!"
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The Canon by Natalie Angier.
A very readable survey of the fundamental mechanics of the universe by a science writer for the New York Times."
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