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Accompany Me to My Office

"Why didn't you respond, Ben? What happened to you?" Valerie waved her hand a few times in front of Benjamin's eyes, ensuring the young man had fully come to her.

"Uh..." Benjamin replayed the events from last night, a hint of awkwardness settling in. "I... I was just caught up in my thoughts. No biggie; you don't need to worry about it."

Furrows creased Valerie's forehead, betraying her escalating confusion. "Lost in thought? No, Ben, it's more than just being lost in thought. I knocked on your door countless times, eventually resorting to fetching the spare key from storage. I realize it's a breach of your privacy, but I was truly concerned," she explained.

Benjamin absentmindedly scratched his non-itchy head, momentarily at a loss for words to respond to Valerie. Eventually, he replied, "You know, when I'm lost in thought, my hearing range narrows down to less than a meter from where I am. It's quite an unusual condition, but I go through it."

Benjamin's claim held true; when truly
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