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It made no noise or jarring of the floor, but the sudden shifting of weight in the room caused the tower to sway once more, as it had when I had run up the stairs to the couch. IT MADE NO NOISE OR JARRING OF THE FLOOR BUT THE SUDDEN SHIFTING OF WEIGHT IN THE ROOM CAUSED THE TOWER TO SWAY ONCE MORE AS IT HAD WHEN I HAD RUN UP THE STAIRS TO THE COUCH
wide channel that would be hard to cross even if I had infinite time, freedom, and materials to make a boat which would withstand the waves, and I had none of the three. What little hope I had, then, was out of reach, lost to me like the golden days of the past. It was then that I was overcome by despondency, the hopelessness of my situation weighing my spirits down. It is a peculiar trait of mine that in times of distress and in situations that seem to have no possible favorable outcome I act rashly and without reason. You will remember how I leaned forward and peered into the dark hole when I was stranded on the tiny island in the sea, and how I struck the tree with a limb on the shores of Lake Umquam Renatusum. Likewise, I again did something which would seem illogical and vain: in my frustration, I pushed the table that I happened to be standing against with as much force as I could muster. It slid softly along the carpeting before coming to a halt a few inches from the glass wall. THAT WAS ACROSS A WIDE CHANNEL THAT WOULD BE HARD TO CROSS EVEN IF I HAD INFINITE TIME FREEDOM AND MATERIALS TO MAKE A BOAT WHICH WOULD WITHSTAND THE WAVES AND I HAD NONE OF THE THREE WHAT LITTLE HOPE I HAD THEN WAS OUT OF REACH LOST TO ME LIKE THE GOLDEN DAYS OF THE PAST IT WAS THEN THAT I WAS OVERCOME BY DESPONDENCY THE HOPELESSNESS OF MY SITUATION WEIGHING MY SPIRITS DOWN IT IS A PECULIAR TRAIT OF MINE THAT IN TIMES OF DISTRESS AND IN SITUATIONS THAT SEEM TO HAVE NO POSSIBLE FAVORABLE OUTCOME I ACT RASHLY AND WITHOUT REASON YOU WILL REMEMBER HOW I LEANED FORWARD AND PEERED INTO THE DARK HOLE WHEN I WAS STRANDED ON THE TINY ISLAND IN THE SEA AND HOW I STRUCK THE TREE WITH A LIMB ON THE SHORES OF LAKE UNCOMB RENATISAM LIKEWISE I AGAIN DID SOMETHING WHICH WOULD SEEM ILLOGICAL AND VAIN IN MY FRUSTRATION I PUSHED THE TABLE THAT I HAPPENED TO BE STANDING AGAINST WITH AS MUCH FORCE AS I COULD MUSTER IT SLID SOFTLY ALONG THE CARPETING BEFORE COMING TO A HALT A FEW INCHES FROM THE GLASS WALL
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