I see, in other words, a short drop and then a sudden stop?

[…] and he's never in his life managed to unwad a pair of socks before putting them in the hamper.

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As moldy drywall thudded to the curb in a depressing drumbeat throughout Breezy Point, Queens, Thomas Ryan’s reciprocating saw stood out like a growling declaration of impatience.