<span>Reference points that are stationary are usually chosen to determine weather in motion t</span><span>o help you state how the reference point placement is and how the object is moved from the reference point.
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Usually in like the 1800 a penny was like a thousand dollars nowadays, so if you had a penny it would mean you had a lot of money. But if you have a penny just not with it with you then it still means you have a lot of money, or should I say, mula. Lol!
'Backpacking' is the gerund here, and its noun use in this sentence is as an object.
As Holden shares his experiences, it becomes evident that he is talking from a mental facility where he is being psychoanalyzed. He is mentally insane, or at least considered so. This can be seen by his frequent use of the word 'madman" <span>when he criticizes himself: "I was smoking like a madman"</span>