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25 Post author: magfrump 04 May 2012 04:20AM

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Comment author: maia 05 May 2012 12:38:19AM 3 points [-]

A physical beating comes with psychological effects, too, though. It wouldn't have to completely physically incapacitate someone to the point of not being able to eat; it would only have to have a sum of (physical + psychological) effect totaling to that level of bad.