But resiliency only means that a thing retains its shape. That it doesnt break, or lose its ability to function. It doesnt mean a child forgets the time she shared in the backyard with her mother gardening, or the fun they had together watching Bedknobs and Broomsticks at the Astro. It just means she learns to bear it. The mechanism that allowed Lisa Sample to keep her head above water in the wake of her mothers departure has not been described or cataloged by scientists. Its efficient, and flexible, and probably transferable from one person to another should they catch the scent on each other. But the rest of the details about it arent observable from the outside. You have to be closer than you really want to get to see how it works.
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John Darnielle was American singer-songwriter. John Darnielle is an American musician and novelist best known as the primary, and originally sole, member of the American band The Mountain Goats, for which he is the writer, composer, guitarist, pianist, and vocalist. He has written three novels: Wolf in White Van (2014), Universal Harvester (2017), and Devil House (2022). Read more on Wikipedia →