“You, on the other hand,” he said, rubbing salt in the wound, “are only vaguely aware of what’s going on inside that bag of skin. Like a balance beam performer just learning a handstand, you’re not yet sensitive enough to detect when you’re out of balance, and you can still ‘fall’ ill. And for all your gymnastics skills, you’ve only developed a gross level of awareness, sufficient to perform certain movement patterns but nothing to write home about.” “You sure take the romance out of a triple somersault, Soc.” “There is no romance in it; it’s a stunt that requires time and practice to learn.
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