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   Message 130,784 of 131,241   
   MitchAlsup to All   
   Re: Variable-length instructions   
   05 Jan 26 22:18:43   
   
   From: user5857@newsgrouper.org.invalid   
      
   BGB  posted:   
      
   > On 1/5/2026 5:22 AM, Michael S wrote:   
   > > On Mon, 5 Jan 2026 04:09:34 -0600   
   > > BGB  wrote:   
   > >   
   > >> On 1/4/2026 4:30 PM, MitchAlsup wrote:   
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   > >>> I am 100% sure it is not as conveyed by Dickens !   
   > >>   
   > >> Looks it up, I am not sure what Dickens was going on about.   
   > >>   
   > >>   
   > >   
   > > “A wonderful fact to reflect upon, that every human creature is   
   > > constituted to be that profound secret and mystery to every other.”   
   > >   
   > > I suppose that Sartre wanted to say something else by ""L'enfer, c'est   
   > > les autres". May be, an exact opposite.   
   > >   
   >   
   > It gets confusing, but alas will at least admit that I don't understand   
   > most people.   
   >   
   >   
   > As I can note, my mind seems to be partly divided into multiple   
   > sub-personas, with different properties, but it is awkward to describe   
   > them. Socially, people are expected to see themselves as a singular   
   > entity; admittedly whatever this notion of "singularness" is, isn't   
   > particularly strong in my case. I would still be classified as   
   > self-aware though, as I do recognize my reflection in a mirror, etc.   
      
   Sane people think there is a large gap between sane and insane.   
      
   We KNOW otherwise .....   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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