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Allan Edmands's avatar

(1) but something”, she said --> but something,” she said (2) there’d be be Bi walking down the street towards me --> there’d be Bi walking down the street toward me (only one "be"; "toward"); (3) precludes a faster than light particle --> precludes a faster-than-light particle (4) What if “particles” these things we “see” even though they’re too small to see, are all just fields? (I cannot parse this) (5) Matter is slowed down light --> Matter is slowed-down light (6) the 30,000 foot view of the entire app --> the 30,000-foot view of the entire app (7) like all get out --> like all get-out (8) that the left over spasticity from my spinal cord damage --> that the leftover spasticity from my spinal cord damage (9) you’re never really “healing another”. --> you’re never really “healing another.” (10) It was clean and brightly-lit in the ward—too brightly-lit --> It was clean and brightly lit in the ward—too brightly lit (11) an earnest looking young Ghanaian boy --> an earnest-looking young Ghanaian boy (12) I quit med school, and became a speech therapist instead --> I quit med school and became a speech therapist instead (13) entered my clearing down meditation --> entered my clearing-down meditation (14) A weight leapt out of my chest, off of my shoulders and out of the top of my head --> A weight leapt out of my chest, off of my shoulders, and out of the top of my head (15) You are very, very welcome Andrew --> You are very, very welcome, Andrew (16) Look momma! --> Look, Momma!

Samuel Claiborne's avatar

Thank you. This chapter always makes me cry.