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different partner. After a month of

training, we had all mastered the

great art of taking four steps in a

square, on a permanent position on

the gym floor, with a member of

the opposite gender locked

nervously in our grasp. To say

anything else had been

accomplished would be stretching

the truth.

But then came the worst part.

We were to choose our partners

instead of having them randomly

assigned. Before long, we found

ourselves socially grouped into one

of three classifications:

acceptable, tolerable, and avoid-at-

all-costs.

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