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Yes, paralysis is playable

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"Paralysis" Definition

noun

Inability to move or function; total stoppage or severe impairment of activity: fear that led to national paralysis.
Loss of sensation over a region of the body.
Loss or impairment of the ability to move a body part, usually as a result of damage to its nerve supply.
Complete or partial loss of function especially when involving the motion or sensation in a part of the body.
Loss of the ability to move.

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