energy switched in every corner of this distended environment , in hands and lungs , the magnified , intense howl of the furnace as heat was crushed from matter , pressure from heat , electricity the sole means of survival , a totality of sparks that was non-stop and yet motionless as everything moved at the same speed , in the same unstated direction , a wonderful confusion of sequence that served like scherzo and his brotherly co-workers the whim of official momentum .