So we see that even when Fortuna spins us downward, the wheel sometimes halts for a moment and we find ourselves in a good, small cycle within a larger bad cycle. The universe, of course, is based upon the principle of the circle within the circle. At the moment, I am in an inner circle. Of course, smaller circles within this circle are also possible. β¨ John Kennedy Toole (2007). A Confederacy of Dunces, p.76, Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
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