Vzala sklenici vody a vypila ji do dna, a protože vzala tu sklenici a vypila vodu do dna, držela teď v ruce prázdnou sklenici, a jen proto, že držela v ruce prázdnou sklenici, mohla si ji přiklopit k uchu, a jen proto, že si sklenici přiklopila k uchu, mohla zaslechnout stejné šumění jako tenkrát z té mušle, stejné vlny, stejný vítr. A Lynn postavila sklenici zpátky a hodila sluchátko do koše na papír, protože najednou tušila, že všechno v životě je jen klam.
She had lifted the tumbler and drunk all the water in the glass, and only because she had lifted the tumbler and drunk all the water in the glass, was she able to hold the empty glass in her hand, and only because was holding the empty glass in her hand had she suddenly covered her ear with it, and only because she had covered her ear with it, did she hear the same roar that she had heard in the shell, the same waves, the same wind. And Lynn put the glass back and threw the shell into the bin, because she had a sudden feeling that everything in life was a sham.