The body’s limiting factors seem to get shut off.* The organism is driven toward nature’s singular goal—conception, the passing on of one’s genes—and anything that stands in the way is pushed into the background. Sensory distractions become imperceptible: noises go unheeded and peripheral vision all but disappears—a fact some prostitutes use to their advantage, working with “creepers” who emerge from the shadows when the action heats up and go through the john’s pockets as easily as if he were unconscious.
