A matter of perspective, Alphie had written. Plummeting through the air, the soaring body looks no different to a spectator whether the Falling One tripped and fell or chose to jump. It is all the same. The Falling One alone possesses this secret knowledge of intent. So, can one change his or her mind on the way down? Can one who has accidentally fallen turn the act into an intentional one? As you somersaulted toward the earth, you caught sight of the ocean lit by the rising sun. It was such an impossible brightness that you thought you were glimpsing heaven. It was then that you changed
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