In Douglas Coupland's "Microserfs," the author reflects on a moment where water engineers have inadvertently left a pool heater running too long, causing the chlorine vapors to linger over the local plant life. This imagery evokes a sense of warmth and protection, conjuring up a desire to experience the serene feeling of floating in the pool, free and unbound by gravity. The reflective tone suggests an attempt to escape the confines...