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Trigger Warning: This story contains violence and it mentions the Ukraine War. It is meant for comedic purposes only with no intention to harm anybody!I was at the mall when it happened. Looking for toilet paper, thinking about the ingredients of the stew I was about to cook, just the usual grocery shopping. When we do tasks as mundane as this one, we tend to block out everything happening around us. We get into a trance-like state, and then suddenly, reality comes back at us. For me, it was a tough snap back into the moment, through a big ...
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