You have them. You just don't know how to use them.
[He sounds more resigned than insistent, now. To him, it feels like November is at the very edge; if he'd just take one more step, it might make all the difference. But this is an old situation, and a familiar argument. People like this look at the world like their feet were nailed to the floor.
He still wants to try. He probably still will try, never accustomed to giving up after falling down only once.]
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[He sounds more resigned than insistent, now. To him, it feels like November is at the very edge; if he'd just take one more step, it might make all the difference. But this is an old situation, and a familiar argument. People like this look at the world like their feet were nailed to the floor.
He still wants to try. He probably still will try, never accustomed to giving up after falling down only once.]