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Hemos visto que el Limbo desempeña diversas funciones y propicia estados importantes: felicidad, memoria, motivación y muchos procesos corporales automáticos.

Así que, ¿cómo podemos hacer que nuestro Limbo funcione de la mejor manera?

Aquí viene la parte más emocionante.

Al igual que los gatos que llegaron a ser amigables o feroces simplemente al estimular su Limbo de la manera adecuada, podemos presionar los botones para estimular nuestro Limbo para bien o para mal y, al hacerlo, cambiar la forma en que nos sentimos.

¡Así que, aprendamos cómo estimular nuestro Limbo para sentirnos bien!

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