Here sighs and lamentations and loud criesI guess I've walked along the middle line, and I'll just keep on with my life. I've kept my nose pretty clean, all in all. That's got to be good enough for whatever is up there.
were echoing across the starless air,
so that, as soon as I set out, I wept.Strange utterances, horrible pronouncements,
accents of anger, words of suffering,
and voices shrill and faint, and beating hands--all went to make a tumult that will whirl
forever through that turbid, timeless air,
like sand that eddies when a whirlwind swirls.--Dante Inferno
I try to take an interest in my neighbors, but they don't seem all that open to it. One of them is a scientist I think he's crazy, but he locks himself away all day, so it's hard to tell. There's also this really weird guy hanging around. He keeps asking strange questions, but he seems harmless enough.
I really don't like my only other neighbor. He is quiet enough, but has a reputation for being a cheat, so I stay away from him.