Girl and Freedom

His feet and his back. Those are the only points where his matter mixes with that of the building— his only connection to us ants beyond mere proximity. This adherence is both a restriction and a protection, as without them he may be able to reach the skies he is fixated on. He may be able to free his lumbar region and twist higher, kicking with his feet. But also without these ties to the marble, he would fall face flat on sick onlookers.