Dialogo con la punta

That it could not sustain itself had already been established. The burden had nevertheless determined the distances between its bearers. Their strength alone would not have placed them so. To remove it would leave them with less to carry, though we cannot assume they would remain where they were.

A body resting on a point has considerable room to alter its shape. Nearly all of it is exempt from contact. We had included this exemption among its freedoms before considering how much must pass through the little that touches. Even a movement made at the farthest extremity has to be borne there. Turning away is included in this, although the turn may be completed without disturbing the point.