I sighed as I leaned my back against the cold wall, trembling a little as I did so. Bypassers were throwing casual glances at me and the snow that still didn't melt away due to the reigning cold was crunching beneath their feet occasionally as they strived to keep their balance. "It is in vain..." I mumbled into my mobile, "...why are you trying to open a book that's already out of date and of no validity?"