It sucks. How come people have all these sucky emotions to go with the good ones?
[He reaches over and takes a straw from the same mish-mash container of cutlery and dining accessories Dirk retrieved his spoon and began to chew on the end thoughtfully.]
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[He reaches over and takes a straw from the same mish-mash container of cutlery and dining accessories Dirk retrieved his spoon and began to chew on the end thoughtfully.]
It doesn't make sense.