of battle. For allegedly intelligent creatures, we humans seem most efficient in harming each other. I know that was true for me in my younger years.

            My goal in my pastime isn’t to harm anyone else; it’s to help me keep my sanity. I would rather fight battles in my head than battles in reality.

            Inputting the specimen number and the reaction it had to the solution I used, I place the sample back in to the cold storage container on my desk and reach for another sample.

            ‘’Sounds like you’re trying to be a lot like our supervisor Dr. Jarek Thorne. His pastime is fencing. Did you know that?’’

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