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1. Affective Cartography

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   The Sentimental Barometer and its Successors
   Kläg's original device operated on the principle that collective unease caused minute thermal variations in the ambient air, which were then translated into measurable altitude shifts on a calibrated, mercury-filled scale. This device required daily re-calibration against a fixed baseline of 'Neutral Provincial Contentment (NPC)',' typically established using a sample population of civil servants residing near high-altitude [mountai…