The ground we stand on looks solid enough, but if something happens it can drop right out from under you.

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“I don't think it's a question of liking or disliking it," Tengo said..."It was …”

“It was a stillness so profound one had to adjust one’s hearing to it.....The si…”

“I decided to go swimming. I don’t know how to explain this, but I wanted to pur…”