... is not saddled with the angst of centuries' worth of Western thought. At the same time, while he is highly skilled at what he does "he repairs and then ably pilots his own ship "he is no mere manual laborer. Work, for him, is a distraction, a concrete alternative to the posturing and excuse-making of those around him. Marlow can ... ...

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