danny emphasized his expandingexpanding , expanding , expandingbeyond the body ( naturally ) , but also beyond the story of danny ; and shedding all the little bits of nagging personal history ( like his father hitting him at the dinner table , or when i first met him in the neighborhood and gave him and snuggy , and later apologized with a candy bar ) , all of which just floated away as if to say , that wasnt such a big deal , was it ?