“Now This Was Like Trying To Comprehend All The Activity Of An Anthill, And Read All The Words In A Book, And Feel All The Splendor Of A Cathedral, In One Glance. Jack's Mind Was Not Equal To The Demands That Cairo Placed On It, And So For A Long While He Fixed His Attention On Small And Near Matters, As If He Were A Boy Peering Through A Hollow Reed.”
— Neal Stephenson —
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