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The audio begins with the distinctive, crisp sound of a knife blade meeting a sharpening stone. The dissonance that follows is a testament to the friction between the two surfaces, a metallic, grating noise that echoes in the background. The shrill sound of the blade being honed to a sharp edge is constant, an aural metaphor for the transformation from dull to deadly. As the audio progresses, the rhythm of the sharpening becomes more pronounced, the sound of the blade on the stone becoming almost musical. The intensity ebbs and flows, the sharpening process taking on a life of its own. Each pass of the blade on the stone is like a heartbeat, a reminder of the careful, painstaking process of knife sharpening. Towards the end of the audio, the dissonance lessens, the shrillness gives way to a smoother sound. This signifies that the blade has been sharpened to a satisfactory level. The sharpening session from May 22, 202
