▁is ▁a ▁gro tes qu ely ▁hum orous ▁ir ony , ▁typical ▁of ▁O ' Con nor ' s ▁stories , ▁it ▁might ▁be ▁pointed ▁out ▁that ▁Be vel ▁does ▁indeed ▁seem ▁to ▁experience ▁an ▁' ep i ph any ' ▁of ▁sorts ▁as ▁he ▁is ▁swe pt ▁away ▁to ▁his ▁death ; ▁' for ▁an ▁instant ▁he ▁was ▁overcome ▁with ▁surprise ; ▁then , ▁since ▁he ▁was ▁moving ▁quickly ▁and ▁knew ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁getting ▁somewhere , ▁all ▁his ▁f ury ▁and ▁his ▁fear ▁left ▁him .' ▁Bapt ism ▁in ▁christ ian ▁the ology ▁has ▁long ▁been ▁associated ▁with ▁death ▁and ▁christ ian ▁det achment ; ▁in ▁bapt ism ▁a ▁christ ian ▁enters ▁into ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁Christ , ▁under going ▁a ▁' dy ing ▁to ▁sin ' ▁and ▁a ▁' dy ing ▁to ▁self .' ▁It ▁is ▁perhaps ▁this ▁dying ▁to ▁self ▁that ▁Be vel ▁is ▁experien cing ▁as ▁' his ▁f ury ▁and ▁fear ▁leave ▁him ' ▁and ▁why ▁' he ▁knew ▁he ▁was ▁getting ▁somewhere .' ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Short ▁stories ▁by ▁Fl ann ery ▁O ' Con nor ▁Category : 1 9 5 5 ▁short ▁stories <0x0A> </s> ▁On ▁May ▁ 1 st , ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁a ▁ru pt ured ▁Ex x on M obil ▁pipeline ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁Ak wa ▁Ib om , ▁Niger ia , ▁sp illed ▁more ▁than ▁a ▁million ▁gall ons ▁into ▁the ▁delta . ▁The ▁sp ill ▁had ▁occurred ▁at ▁an ▁Ex x on ▁platform ▁some