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People don’t always need another human being to experience a sense of connection. The deep emotional bonds many people have with their pets proves this. (So might the popularity of the Pet Rock in the 1970s but that’s just speculation.) Even Link in The Legend of Zelda had an inanimate companion: his trusty sword (see Figure 9.1). Fig 9.1 Even the company of a wooden sword is better than venturing into Hyrule alone. It’s also possible for people to feel that sense of connection in the contex...