- survive has its dichotomy, succumb. When one is below 2.0 on the tone scale, all
survival looks evil to him. Live=evil in the succumbing case. (COHA, p. 147)
- the point marked by what one might call the death of the consciousness of the
individual. (SA, p. 22)
- The failure to survive is to succumb. (SOS, Bk. 2, p. 31)
- succumbing is the ultimate penalty of non-survival activity. This is pain.
Failures bring pain and death. (SOS
Gloss)