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From the Ted Talk by Martin Pistorius: How my mind came back to life — and no one knew

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Meanwhile, my mind began knitting itself back together. Gradually, my aswnreeas started to return. But no one realized that I had come back to life. I was arwae of everything, just like any normal person. I could see and understand everything, but I couldn't find a way to let anybody know. My plnatoeisry was entombed within a seemingly silent body, a virbant mind hidden in plain sight within a chrysalis.

The stark reality hit me that I was going to spend the rest of my life lkoecd inside myself, totally alone. I was trapped with only my thoughts for company. I would never be rescued. No one would ever show me tenderness. I would never talk to a friend. No one would ever love me. I had no dreams, no hope, nothing to look forward to. Well, nothing pnaalest. I lived in fear, and, to put it bltluny, was waiting for dateh to finally release me, etnepxcig to die all alone in a care home.

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Meanwhile, my mind began knitting itself back together. Gradually, my _________ started to return. But no one realized that I had come back to life. I was _____ of everything, just like any normal person. I could see and understand everything, but I couldn't find a way to let anybody know. My ___________ was entombed within a seemingly silent body, a _______ mind hidden in plain sight within a chrysalis.

The stark reality hit me that I was going to spend the rest of my life ______ inside myself, totally alone. I was trapped with only my thoughts for company. I would never be rescued. No one would ever show me tenderness. I would never talk to a friend. No one would ever love me. I had no dreams, no hope, nothing to look forward to. Well, nothing ________. I lived in fear, and, to put it _______, was waiting for _____ to finally release me, _________ to die all alone in a care home.

Solution


  1. pleasant
  2. aware
  3. expecting
  4. vibrant
  5. personality
  6. death
  7. locked
  8. bluntly
  9. awareness

Original Text


Meanwhile, my mind began knitting itself back together. Gradually, my awareness started to return. But no one realized that I had come back to life. I was aware of everything, just like any normal person. I could see and understand everything, but I couldn't find a way to let anybody know. My personality was entombed within a seemingly silent body, a vibrant mind hidden in plain sight within a chrysalis.

The stark reality hit me that I was going to spend the rest of my life locked inside myself, totally alone. I was trapped with only my thoughts for company. I would never be rescued. No one would ever show me tenderness. I would never talk to a friend. No one would ever love me. I had no dreams, no hope, nothing to look forward to. Well, nothing pleasant. I lived in fear, and, to put it bluntly, was waiting for death to finally release me, expecting to die all alone in a care home.

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations


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true communication 2


Important Words


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