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mopinko

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9. i know you're joking, but there's a trick for this-

Reply to Norrrm (Original post)

Sun May 17, 2026, 01:39 PM

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the reason this happens is that walking through a door resets your internal map.
if u take a second at the door to remind yourself, you’ll remember.
if u forget, turn around, walk back toward the door. usually u will remember b4 u get to the door. worse comes to worse, when you walk back through the door, u WILL remember.

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I go downstairs to get something. [View all] Norrrm Sunday OP

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