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The Substance is a repulsive process-- one entailing syringes, fluids, and also Elisabeth's spine opening to birth a more youthful dual played through Margaret Qualley. Elisabeth and her equivalent, known as Sue, can easily certainly not be aware simultaneously, so they each reside for a full week prior to shifting places, along with Sue taking away liquid coming from a cavernous opening in Elisbeth's back to suffer herself. When Sue misuses The Substance, Elisabeth starts to age-- starting along with one unnerving, run-down hands before spreading right into ancient, nearly pointless branches; and when (blog post) Elisabeth fights back through binge-eating, File suit malfunctions a lot to ensure she can draw hen airfoils out of her navel.

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