It's interesting to see his struggles as he thinks about taking his final vows. And it's really interesting to watch him sort of struggle with those ideas. I wanted to ask a question about something you said a second ago about writing the whole novel in present tense. Was there any underpinning to why you chose that? Did you feel like it spoke to this core idea of always being present that permeates the Buddhist tradition?

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