In this quote, Isidore explains what it feels like to be in the empathy box and how he enjoys following Mercerism during the climb. He mentions all the positives about it, the feeling of the climb with Mercer and explains how he learns to show empathy. Dick explains the stylistic device of repetition. What is being repeated is the word “it’s” and it is used to describe what it is like to follow Mercerism and that feeling of following Mercer as he makes that climb up. This goes back to the thesis of Dick predicting a new age of technology as he explains a new religion of Mercerism and a new innovation of an empathy box to express their empathy and be able to follow the Wilbur Mercer during the climb. The empathy box that Isidore describes relates