The Collected Writings of Brian J. Mueller
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I like the word collapsing. It conjures for me the image of something falling and folding in upon itself. It denotes the passage of time and a certain inevitability. A wave collapses then withdraws into the sea. The market collapses leaving the investor penniless. When a lung collapses the victim becomes breathless. Yet my life collapses, and I am reborn.