[T]he astonishing purity of pain, how it will not be mixed with any other sensation.

Charles Baxter
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The idea that pain is pure is an interesting idea. Pain itself is not pure, but the pain of childbirth is different. It does not mix with any other sensation, making it feel quite pure. This idea applies to the pain of general surgery as well. It is pure without any other sensation mixing with it.

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