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[reverancepavane]

So the locum asks, "how much pain are you currently in?" "Pain is such a primitive concept," I reply cavalierly. "I prefer to think of it as my neurons battling evil in another dimension." She looks at me strangely, almost quizzically. "Oh dear," I think. "Now I'll either be sectioned, or worse still, have to attempt to explain my obscure sense of humour." But then she smiles and says "I loved that movie when I was younger." "An educated doctor," I disclaim. "Will wonders never cease!" "Just for that, I'm using a bigger needle..." Maybe I should have stopped before we reached the Frontier.