Clarification might not be necessary; it could only add detail where the emotion was already clear. I'm not sure standing there was too little of a thing, as sitting may have been the only improvement in what's easily the worst of times. I'm with you and her, such as I can be, and I fully empathize.
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The phrase "we (I) (you) simply must---" designates something that need not be done. "That goes without saying" is a red warning. "Of course" means you had best check it yourself. These small-change cliches and others like them, when read correctly, are reliable channel markers.
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