Ami?st t?? s????ws ?? ?n ?n????ivin? w??l?, ? ??m?l?ss c?t ??c?? its ?????st ???s—? ???i?? m??k?? ?? ????t ???? ?n? ???st??ti?n, ? st????l? ??? s??viv?l t??t t?st?? its s?i?it ?n? ??sili?nc?. T?? c?t’s ???s ??l? ? mixt??? ?? w???in?ss ?n? ??s????ti?n, its ???? w??n ?? t?? c??ll?n??s ?? li?? ?n t?? st???ts. T?? sc?n? w?s ? ??i?n?nt t?st?m?nt t? t?? ???s? ???liti?s ??c?? ?? t??s? w?? ??? ?????tt?n ?n? ???n??n??, ?n? t?? ??ttl? t??? ?i??t ?v??? ??? t? ?v??c?m? ??v??sit?.
T?? ??m?l?ss c?t’s ???? w?s ? ???l?cti?n ?? t?? c?nst?nt t????ts t??t l??k?? in t?? c??n??s ?? its ?xist?nc?. T?? ?nc??t?int? ?? ?in?in? ????, s??lt??, ?n? s???t? w?s ? ???v? ?????n t??t w?i???? ?n its s???l???s. E?c? ??? ??????t n?w c??ll?n??s, ??c? m?m?nt ? ?i??t t? ???t?ct its ????il? li?? ???m t?? ??n???s t??t s?????n??? it.
F??st??ti?n ??c?m? ? c?m??ni?n ?s t?? ??m?l?ss c?t st????l?? t? s?c??? ?v?n t?? m?st ??sic n?c?ssiti?s. T?? t?w??t?? ?tt?m?ts t? ?in? ???? ?n? w??mt? l??t it ??ttlin? ? s?ns? ?? ????l?ssn?ss t??t s??m?? ins??m??nt??l?. Its ???? ???? t?? sc??s ?? its ????s?i?s, ? visi?l? t?st?m?nt t? t?? t?ll t??t t?? st???ts ??? t?k?n ?n its w?ll-??in?.
In t?? mi?st ?? t?is st????l?, ? ?limm?? ?? ??m?nit? ?m?????—? c?m??ssi?n?t? s??l w?? ??c??niz?? t?? ????t ???? ?n? ???st??ti?n ?tc??? int? t?? c?t’s ?xist?nc?. Wit? ?m??t?? ?s t??i? ??i?in? li??t, t??? ?xt?n??? ? ??n? ?? s?????t, ?????in? ????, s??lt??, ?n? ? s?ns? ?? s?c??it?. T?? c?t’s w???? ???s m?t t??i?s, ? mixt??? ?? w??in?ss ?n? l?n?in? ??? ??li??.
T?? j???n?? t? li?t t?? ??m?l?ss c?t ???m its st?t? ?? ??s????ti?n w?s n?t ?n ??s? ?n?, ??t it w?s ???l?? ?? t?? ??w?? ?? c?m??ssi?n. D?? ?? ???, t?? c?t’s ???? ????n t? ??c???, ???l?c?? ?? ? c??ti??s t??st in t?? ??m?n w?? ??? ??????? ? li??lin?. T?? ???st??ti?n ?? ?i??tin? t?? ?????st ???s ?? its li?? sl?wl? t??ns???m?? int? ? ??n?w?? s?ns? ?? ????, ?s it ???liz?? t??t it w?s n? l?n??? ?l?n? in its st????l?.
T?? st??? ?? t?? ??m?l?ss c?t’s ??ttl? ???inst ???? ?n? ???st??ti?n s??v?s ?s ? ??i?n?nt ??min??? ?? t?? im??ct t??t ??m?n kin?n?ss c?n ??v? ?n t??s? in n???. It ?n???sc???s t?? im???t?nc? ?? ?ckn?wl???in? t?? st????l?s ??c?? ?? t?? ?????tt?n ?n? ???n??n??, ?n? ?????in? s?????t ?n? ?m??t?? in t??i? ???k?st m?m?nts. T?? c?t’s j???n?? ???m ???? t? t??st, ???m ???st??ti?n t? ????, is ? t?st?m?nt t? t?? ?xt?????in??? ??w?? ?? c?m??ssi?n t? m?n? ?v?n t?? m?st ???k?n ?? s?i?its.
As w? ???l?ct ?n t?is st???, l?t ?s ??m?m??? t??t ??? willin?n?ss t? ?xt?n? c?m??ssi?n c?n ?? t?? ???c?n ?? li??t t??t ??i??s t??s? w?? ??? l?st in ???kn?ss. B? ?????in? s?????t, ?? st?n?in? ?s ??v?c?t?s ??? t??s? w?? c?nn?t s???k ??? t??ms?lv?s, ?n? ?? ??c??nizin? t?? ??ttl?s t??t ??? ?????t sil?ntl? ?v??? ???, w? c?n c???t? ? w??l? w???? t?? ???? ?n? ???st??ti?n ?? t?? m?st v?ln????l? ??? m?t wit? ?n???st?n?in? ?n? c???. T?? st??? ?? t?? ??m?l?ss c?t’s st????l? ?n? its j???n?? t?w???s t??st ?n? ???? is ? ??min??? t??t ?v?n ?mi?st t?? ????t?st c??ll?n??s, t?? ??w?? ?? ?m??t?? ?n? kin?n?ss ??s t?? ??t?nti?l t? t??ns???m liv?s ?n? ??v? t?? w?? ??? n?w ???innin?s.