Lawrence DurrellEach of our five senses contains an art.
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The human body is equipped with five senses. Sight, for example, provides us with a view of our world around us. Touch tells us about the different materials we come in contact with every day. Smell allows us to distinguish between fresh and old foods and to sense danger when it is present.
Hearing lets us identify sounds and voices and to enjoy the sounds of music and nature. Taste tells us about the tastes of food that we eat and how it affects our taste buds. The fifth sense is proprioception, or our ability to know where our body parts are in space without looking at them.
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