tran-si-tion noun
the process or a period of changing from one state or condition to another
Chair # 34 climbed slowly and steadily above the packed granular. Vincent observed the lines in the snow left by skiers. Some were jagged, and messy, reminding him of the poor penmanship of the hapless few, himself included, in Miss Getty's fourth grade class. Others showed signs of skidding at the top of the turn, washouts caused by getting in the backseat. However, a select few were glistening, serpentine declarations of sublime awareness, surety and presence. Two simple, sharp lines cut so perfectly in the white crystalline canvas that they reflected the brilliance of the noontime sun in a continuum that seemed to have no beginning and no end. "The transition is what it's all about," Vincent mused. All he could do was smile.
