Seeing that the man was getting closer and closer to the wall, some people felt the spectacle wasn't dramatic enough and began to egg him on, shouting, "Run, kid! Smash your head hard against that wall! Let's see whether your hollow skull or the stone is harder!"
Yet the man paid no attention to them. He walked step by step, unhurriedly, toward the wall until only a final step remained.
Then, he took that last step.
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