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In my case, adulthood itself was not an advance, although it was a useful waymark.
Source: The Mezzanine, ch. 3 (1988). -- Nicholson Baker, (Jan 7 1957-____), US novelist, writer; His fiction works include A Box of Matches, and Room Temperature.