Infection

Hans has been diagnosed and the day before he was to leave the mountain. This follows a rich section where Settembreni pontificates on his own grandfather, a revolutionary and how he, Settembrini, hopes to uphold his legacy, even if he pursues erudition, as did his father, to achieve such. Hans can only reflect upon his own grandfather and the differences between. It is an isolating moment, one that, despite its atomization, also situates all agency in an endless contituity.

I myself am feeling hale this a.m. My friends have begun Cloud Atlas and it appears I will have to return to such.