now the once-smooth face of the mallet showed its spiky side . start worrying about the whole big problem and you lose perspective , try and bite off too much . this party , perry realizes , is the first morning of a new and lonely , but human home . i nodded a little , not sure how much help i could be . behind me i could hear the soft whispers of the fountain as it flowed . we were close , but not as close as we 'd been in the gym . 