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I think what Erik realised in the 301 passage was that people will always be lonely.  Even when they make friendships and relationships, they still have those moments when they get so absorbed in themselves that it feels like no one is there for them at all.  I think the snow might have some deep literary meaning that an english scholoar could understand, but not me.  

When people start thinking deep about their lives or the world around them, it's like they've fallen into some kind of crack. They just think and think and don't really come up with an answer. Or, a crack in personality can just be a personality flaw. Someone could be so nice to the point of gullible and seemingly stupid,  it would be like a crack in their niceness.