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Yes, she was a human.  I’d be more inclined to interpret her words critically than any of Mr. Strider’s role models, including this supposed “snoop puppy”.  Helen Keller was the first deafblind person to obtain a Bachelor of Arts degree, if I recall correctly.

So they are, though I’m sure both of us are aware of the fact that it’s, for the most part, entirely unnecessary for a happy and fulfilled life.  It isn’t to say that I don’t miss my sight sometimes, but I don’t feel like I won’t have a good life because of that fact.

I think bats are rather interesting, but I’m not sure I’ll ever find a more fascinating specimen than the human mind.  Or the troll mind, perhaps, though I’m not privy to their study since this planet harbors none of them, so I wouldn’t be able to speak to the intriguing notions involved with how they differ from human minds.

I’m confident you would find the sunburst of color that represents the areas of highest activity delicious, knowing what I do about your tastes.

I think it will help me and many other students, though of course I first have to find the funding to prompt its manufacture.  It’s a more complex device than I had previously anticipated; though it seems simple enough in theory, the technology behind it is relatively sophisticated.