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"A Bowl of Spaghetti."

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To find a connectome, or the
mental makeup of a person,

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researchers experimented
with the neurons of a worm,

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then upgraded to mouse,
hoping to unravel

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the millions of miles of
wires in the human brain

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that they likened to untangling
a bowl of spaghetti, of which I

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have an old photo:
Rei, in her high chair,

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intently picking out each
strand to mash in her mouth.

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Was she two?

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Was that sailor
dress from mother?

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Did I cook that
sauce from scratch?

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If so, there was a carrot in
the pot, as mother instructed

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and I'll never forget,
no matter which strand

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determines ardor as
a daughter's verdict.

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