His grandfather didn't rush to pick him up. Instead, he smiled and said, "The ground only holds you if you let it." Arthur stood up, dusted off his jeans, and learned that falling was just part of moving forward. 📊 The Man in the Maze (Present)

He had just fallen off his bicycle, scraping his knee on the jagged pavement.

He holds a heavy, leather-bound book filled with his life's wild inventions and successful risks.

Arthur imagines himself at seventy-five, looking out over a calm, sunlit lake.

Arthur Finch lived in three distinct gears: his racing past, his overwhelming present, and his looming future. At forty-one, he felt like a stranger to all of them. 🚲 The Boy on the Bike (Past)

Arthur sat at his cluttered desk, drowning in spreadsheets and cold coffee.