It's a condition known as Interpretive Stuckness. You're so focused on finding the perfect interpretation, you've forgotten the fact that you're stuck. Like, literally stuck.
You've been staring at the same passage for hours, and all you've managed to accomplish is a deeper understanding of the comma splice.
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