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Daniel Johns

I have a theory because I was being beaten up a lot by people outside of school, it was almost like if I could make myself sick enough they'd take sympathy on me.

Daniel Johns

Sympathy

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Daniel Johns is saying that because he was frequently attacked by others outside of school, he thought that if he appeared very ill, people might feel sorry for him instead of hurting him. His idea was to use sickness as a way to gain sympathy and protection from those who were being violent.

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