“This is my mother: When I say the word in fun to one of my sisters, my mother slaps me across the mouth and the
word is lost for years and years.” (paragraph 2)

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What does water came out from a rock mean in this poem and why is it compared to the radio waltz? time was away and somewhere else. the waiter did not come, the clock forgot them and the radio waltz came out like water from a rock: time was away and somewhere else.

Which excerpt from leo tolstoy's the death of ivan ilyich reflects the author's opinion that the members of the medical profession don't really care about their patients?