I began to get a feeling (...) of being the only sane man in a nut house. It doesn't make you feel superior but depressed and scared, because there is nobody you can contact.

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The line, "I began to get a feeling (...) of being the only sane man in a nut house" is very powerful. The speaker is saying that he's no longer happy that there is no one else in his life to talk to. He feels he has nobody to talk to and that he is alone. The line goes on to show that the speaker feels alone but doesn't know why. He just knows that he's the only one who's sane.

Source: And The Hippos Were Boiled In Their Tanks

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