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If I had been Hans Castorp, the discovery of a so-called moist spot on my lung might have altered the whole course of my life.
The notorium lengthens, "Hans embarks on a massive program of study and thought, inspired by the Enlightenment Cetimbrini."
The volumes were heavy, unhandy. Hans Castorp propped them against his chest or stomach as he lay.
His mouth half open, he let his eye glide down the learned page, following the lines down with his head until his chin lay sunk into his breast.
And in this position he paused, perhaps for reflection, dozing a little or musing in half slumber, before lifting his eyes to the next page.