Really would've liked a happier ending there! :/ Makes it all the sadder they keep smiling, like their purpose is only to have a purpose, and without it: no purpose. Easy logic, though when he was first thrown down the hole I thought he'd realized that, and the defiant act of climbing back up meant something more... oh well, it makes you think, feel and get all philosophical... and the style's creative too. Artistic piece.
-cd-