Admission of fault or liability in a settlement. An offeror would be required to report a settlement of a reportable civil, administrative, or criminal proceeding if the settlement contains an admission of fault.
A: Street magicians levitate by lifting one foot off the ground and moving it so it blocks the view of the other foot touching the pavement. By raising the elevated foot until only the obscured part remains, a street magician can make it look like they are levitating off the ground.
The main character has been walking every day for 10 years without ever seeing another person. The buckling concrete walk is foreshadowing the fact that the nature will soon overtake the society, since no one uses or upkeeps these things. This can also be seen in the quote, He stumbled over a particularly uneven section of sidewalk. The cement was vanishing under flowers and grass..