He had a sensation of anxiety and shame, a sensitivity acute beyond usefulness, as if the nervous system, flayed of its old hide of social usage, must record every touch of pain. - John Updike

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John Updike: "He had a sensation of anxiety and shame, a sensitivity acute beyond usefulness, as if the nervous system, flayed of its old hide of social usage, must record every touch of pain."

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Acute	Anxiety	Beyond	Every
Flayed	Hide	Must	Nervous
Pain	Record	Sensation	Sensitivity
Shame	Social	System	Touch
Usage	Usefulness

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