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Crowds and Control
As the world population has grown, now by alarming numbers, one is left with fear and alarm at gatherings of any major magnitude. One’s mere presence in a crowd becomes the cause of some degree of fear, especially as one ages, as one becomes less agile, and as one loses the strength and ability to respond to changing circumstances. Crowds are unpredictable, controlling, and digest the members who constitute the crowd.