How would you explain this sentence?
How would you explain this sentence?

I didn’t count the mortars. All measures of time and increment were discarded like childish superstitions. Crump. Crump. Crump. The earth shook and the vibrations ran up the heels of my palms where my hands, now bloodied, desperately tried to push the dry earth into a ridge in front of my face.

How would you explain this sentence: All measures of time and increment were discarded like childish superstitions?
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How would you explain this sentence?
How would you explain this sentence?

I didn’t count the mortars. All measures of time and increment were discarded like childish superstitions. Crump. Crump. Crump. The earth shook and the vibrations ran up the heels of my palms where my hands, now bloodied, desperately tried to push the dry earth into a ridge in front of my face.

How would you explain this sentence: All measures of time and increment were discarded like childish superstitions?
Thanks!

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All measures of time and increment were discarded like childish superstitions. This sentence means that the character realized his ways of thinking and perception of the universe were naive and false. Much like when a child realizes santa claus isn't real, the child now has lost the perception he once had on this world.

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He lost track of time.... Yes this answer does not do the writing justice at all.

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