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How good was it when we convinced everyone on the back balcony at 2am that you were possessed after a misguided attempt at the ouija board?
You were possessed by stress.
Think of it as you were possessed.
Now imagine that same event, but change it slightly, such as if you were obliged to do those things that you didn't want to, or that you were doing it to get something, or that you were possessed by the urge to "buy it" when you really didn't need it.
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"Sing like you're possessed by a dybbuk".
And then you go to bed the next night even more afraid, so it happens again, and you perhaps start to believe you're possessed".
In this manner, you will pass months, whole seasons, possibly years, until you are possessed of a god at last, and this one means business.
Anyone who's ever been in an argument with a religious fundamentalist will know they have a simple explanation for your disagreement – you're possessed by Satan.
But during the bad years, she was so immersed in the disorder – "like you are possessed by a demon" – that she never thought any of her sisters might be at risk, too.
Until those nights of spinning, no girl ever let you get close enough for you to realize that you're possessed of wit and allure and compassion, that you'd be coveted, you'd be sought after, if you were just . . .
It wasn't that Black Forest cake was broken down into bits but that, if you're possessed by the urge to break things down into bits, it's more obvious that you're doing it when you do it to a Black Forest cake.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
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