Operate
Sense
Sense verb - To have a vague awareness of.
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Both words in one sentence
- The Voidborn all operate on a method of logic that makes very little sense to others.
- Steinman absently reflects on how he "hears the voice of Aphrodite" while considering his latest plastic surgery, wishing he could operate further to satisfy his sense of perfectionist aesthetics.
Source: Literature / BioShock: Rapture -
While we get to see the world through his blurred vision, it's not bad enough to qualify as "blind" except in the not-legal-to-operate-motor-vehicles sense.
Source: Blind Without 'Em
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