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No sight, no sound, no smell, no touch, no taste.

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The act of sighing is relaxing. It gets all the carbon dioxide out of a human’s lungs, allowing fresh air to fill them. It causes muscle relaxation, which when combined with oxygen makes the brain produce calming chemicals.

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Screaming in frustration has a similar effect. It removes all air from lungs, allowing fresh air in. It is physically exhausting, meaning muscles are forced to relax afterwards. It also hurts, meaning there’s a physical pain to focus on instead of an emotional pain.

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With no lungs, it is impossible to scream. Therefore, there is no distraction from the stress of not knowing what was happening.

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Item 1: Mirror Station 07396 accepted a light packet transfer from Mirror Station 06391.

Item 2: Mirror Station 06391 sent the light packet. The sending process took 1.4 seconds, and the light traveled through space for 47 minutes, 12 seconds, and 53 milliseconds.

Item 3: Mirror Station 07396 lost main power due to a solar flare.

Item 4: Backup generators activated 0.03 seconds after power was lost.

Item 5: The light packet should have arrived 0.01 seconds after main power was lost.

Item 6: Mirrors reflect light. That is what mirrors have done since the first human polished a piece of copper and saw their face. Mirrors. Reflect. Light. They have to. It’s science. It’s an unbreakable law of the universe. Mirrors have to reflect light, or it isn’t a mirror. If there is light to reflect, a mirror will reflect it.

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Item 7: The mirror on Mirror Station 07396 failed to reflect light.

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