wind rushed through the clearing , too chill even for october . `` move your legs apart and put your palms forward on the frame of the glass . '' it proved , without a doubt , that the world was still perfectly capable of surprising him . i have always given up too easily . i did n't think it was fair , either , and i wanted to put my arm around him and tell him so . even now drugs stood between him and any kind of recovery . people were shoving and pushing like wild animals . 