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“My head was reeling. My eyelids were heavy. But I knew what to do. We, the trainmen, had a cure for drowsiness. I picked up a pocketknife from the table and lightly cut my forefinger. Then I sprinkled the cut with salt from the box on my table. The pain, unbearable at first, subsided in a moment…” quote by Mikhail Iossel — Download Open image

““My head was reeling. My eyelids were heavy. But I knew what to do. We, the trainmen, had a cure for drowsiness. I picked up a pocketknife from the table and lightly cut my forefinger. Then I sprinkled the cut with salt from the box on my table. The pain, unbearable at first, subsided in a moment. Now I felt miserable and angry.””

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