And so the weeks and months went by, though it was difficult to keep track of time here. The man gleaned a wealth of disparate information, insignificant details, scattered knowledge. Here, as everywhere else, great divisions reigned. Everyone was attached to their own knowledge, culture, power and language, and made it a point of honor to share them only in exceptional circumstances. Here, as elsewhere, for the frog at the bottom of the well, the sky was the limit.
WIVIWIC:
EN: difficulty
FR: difficulté
ZH: 困难 (kùnnán)
IT: difficoltà
DE: Schwierigkeit
ES: dificultad
RU: трудность (trudnost')
EO: malfacileco