He was a matrix of numerous materials,
a mixture of pride and fear,
the proximity of silver,
the risk of diminution,
a preternatural affinity for flashlights.
Contradictions and incongruities
made him a suitable symbol of the age.
He'd instinctively play dead.
He liked the comfort it provided.
-- Scott H. Stoller
The Binky Fairy and Other Lies Parents Tell Kids
On Silver Lake's 'Walking Man'
Survivor of Mont. bear attack says she played dead
Interesting. It sounds like an introduction to a story.
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