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(l.3:140ff.)<br />

It was only dur<strong>in</strong>g this observation, because he was reflect<strong>in</strong>g on his journey <strong>in</strong> a way he<br />

would not ord<strong>in</strong>arily have done, than Ben became clearly aware <strong>of</strong> conscious patterns he has<br />

formed for himself <strong>in</strong> his frequent re-tread<strong>in</strong>g <strong>of</strong> these steps. He relies on the repetition each<br />

time he repeats this passage <strong>of</strong> certa<strong>in</strong> movements, decisions, thoughts, signals, sights which<br />

reassure him that he is near<strong>in</strong>g his dest<strong>in</strong>ation:<br />

I‟ve got<br />

systematised<br />

I have<br />

developed<br />

a set <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>in</strong>ternal<br />

rules that<br />

effect the<br />

decisions<br />

I make<br />

I am<br />

impos<strong>in</strong>g<br />

a sort <strong>of</strong><br />

structure<br />

on the<br />

situation<br />

I can‟t<br />

just do it<br />

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