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Life, the Universe and Everything • 1982
“One thing,” he further added, “has suddenly ceased to lead to another” – in contradiction of which he had another drink and slid gracelessly off his chair.
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
The character announces a break in ordinary cause and effect, then immediately supplies a sequence that contradicts it. Another drink is followed by a graceless fall from the chair. The narration lets what happens answer the claim, making the character’s theory fail through his own actions.
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