he ran his hands through his hair for the hundredth time , telling himself he needed to get it cut . her eyes traced the figures , the folds in the fabric , and the men in the background . few were , for that matter , if we were n't actively using some kind of magic . this shows that the fact that a circle has a center is part of our language . the bathroom off it , the only one in the house , was also basic , but large enough . 