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Sluggishness

Central air conditioning quickly found this creature comfort acclimated, defies, contradicts, bumps uglies... up against rugged individualist I meekly profess to idealize admitting propensity nothing distinguishable differentiating all talk no action, no less tolerant than aversion to extreme heat index burrowing into sixty degree Fahrenheit climate control mancave quite divergent weathering humid, hot, and hazy dog days of summer, when boyhood at 324 Level Road lacked luxuriating aforestated amenity first poetic line introducing anonymous reader familiar or otherwise regaling modest literary versatility, whereby yours truly dealt with temperatures registering bajillion degrees, especially level housing bedrooms about half dozen steps above landing suddenly experiencing indisputable scientific principle hot air rises undermining ability to function no more active rather equally inert as inanimate object mainly cuz estate complex edifice formerly christened "Glen Elm" built approximately half century preceding incorporating said modern HVAC conveniences, no modern building lacks, plus ability to tolerate hardship much more omnipresent before yours truly racked quite numerous orbitz round the sun versus now, when greater sensitivity prevails, I admit pioneer spirit plummeted, and if forced to forego custom tailored environment would be immovable prey, for even the most harried styled carrion, which admission would only present challenge predicated on severe disruption compromising being hermetically sealed, linkedin, cocooned... within man-made dwelling hardship analogous no name brand garden variety slug essentially homeless snail shell lacked with mew cuss!

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