The Hermit

Upright

Step back deliberately. The lamp is small and lights only the next few feet — that's the point. You're not meant to see the whole path, only enough to take the next step honestly.

Reversed

Isolation that's stopped being useful, or refusing the solitude you need because it's uncomfortable to be alone with your own thinking.

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