"His mind was crowded with memories; memories of the knowledge that had come to them when they closed in on the struggling pig, knowledge that they had outwitted a living thing, imposed their will upon it, taken away its life like a long satisfying drink."
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The meaning of this is basically whatever doesn't break you makes you stronger. As you struggle you learn from it. You will be stronger tomorrow because you have struggled in the past.
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