There was no time to think very much about what had happened. Whenever I did try to think back on my time in the cell, it was as though a light went out in my mind: apparently there are hidden regulatory forces at work within us which automatically shut off anything that might become psychologically troublesome or dangerous.
Dirudienez badira gure garunetan misteriotsuki aritzen diren indar arautzaileak, arimarentzat astun eta arriskutsu izan daitekeena oro automatikoki deskonektatzen dutenak, zeren neure zeldako garaiaz berriz pentsatu nahi nuen bakoitzean, neurri batean itzali egiten baitzitzaidan garunetako argia;