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"But her eyes stayed very wide, and set, and I didn't enjoy seeing them like that. If you've ever whipped your family dog for some wrongdoing, and he never knew from beginning to end what this punishment was all about, just stood there and took it because his feeling for you overrode all the hurt you were giving him, if you've ever done that, and seen the look in his eyes as he stood still and took it, you'll know the expression I'm talking about."

-Bernard Wolfe, "Memoirs of a Not Altogether Shy Pornographer"