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/^t/We must not forget about our precious equipment which exposed to flames all the time. I mean nerves. The nerves are being ruined during studies. Student's nerves are threatened with extinction. You feel like a small animal and everybody is a hunter. Similarity to monkeys is overused at studies, especially before exams. You are given a test and you hear that it is an ape's test because even a lucky monkey can fill in the gaps. It means you are not even like those animals if you do not pass the "entrance" exam. You can comfort yourself saying I only had a bad luck. Your nerves look like ancient Pompei after the first exam. When you pass all the exams, you will not find any of them.