This keeps Doc’s workload relatively light, freeing him to stay stoned around the clock and live in the now, which isn’t hard for him, because he’s toked away his short-term memory.

The digit sum of 517 is 4, since 5 + 1 + 7 = 13 and 1 + 3 = 4.

We could not afford the false steps, nor the little slips, nor the overbalancings so unimportant on level ground. Progress was slow and cautious.

Second, Engelhard states that the weighted cost approach should be adjusted to reflect an additional cost to transit operators who rebuild in-house, because parts are occasionally unrebuildable due to catastrophic failure.