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the body's tiny flinch that confesses what your poker face won't

split-secondReflex fires faster than conscious thought can stop it
empathyPeople wince watching others get hurt
facial musclesOrbicularis oculi clenches to shield the eyes
originFrom Old French to recoil or shrink back
contagiousAnticipated pain triggers it before contact lands
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