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and appears where surplus energy makes alternating dis- 

 charges of energy possible. In contrast with it is the ela- 

 tion or ecstasy due to the arousing of dormant parts. The 

 routine of life calls into play but a part of each organism 

 and often hardens its overused parts into feelingless struc- 

 ture. Unusual stimulation is needed to invoke the maximum 

 activity, and when it comes the flow of feeling is distinct 

 from normal states. 



