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a needle in my skin

between 50 and 3,000 times per minute

 

thousands of puncture marks in the skin

 

a foot pedal, a buzzing sound

 

the combination of pressure, sweat, and heat

is comforting yet feels like bee stings on a sunburn

 

 
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