Of EME Of Beekman. The choice (№ 34855)

... a man who spent his life jumping from step to step. From the top, desperate for the next one. There are just bold, and that's fine. Even a small jump down, and you're among careful. And on the lowest rung huddled mass of timid, and nobody notices that one person has more. And then, dragging his feet, they all fell to the smooth space to decay.