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The Early Middle Ages or Early Medieval Period came right before the Middle Ages.
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Answer: searching for what gives the heart fulfilment can be tasking.
Explanation: Santiago isn't literally in a conversation with his heart, what the writer really wanted the readers to understand is that finding true fulfilment of the heart is a constant struggle and can be a very tasking act. The heart (feeling) can be very tricky if one doesn't really take time to understand it, by understanding it, you can begin to find what exactly satisfies it. But in all, it is a hard thing to do.
The most exciting and yet the saddest part of the story comes when the end is near for the stowaway. The pilot of the spaceship shuttle is able to reach the authorities who refuse to make an exception to inevitable death for the stowaway. However, she finally gets to speak to her brother whom she was planning to see and explain her position on why she did what she did. Her realization that death is inevitable for her comes when she is forced to become an adult in a very brief period of time to face her fears and her consequences. Then the hatch opens and she is gone . . .