An aging army doctor experiences a nihilistic breakdown, grappling with the futility of his profession and the meaninglessness of existence. He confronts his own failures and the realization that all human effort and morality are ultimately erased by time.
CHEBUTYKIN: It doesn't matter. Nothing matters. We live, we die, and then we're forgotten. It's all meaningless. I've lived a long life, and what have I learned? Nothing. Absolutely nothing. I used to think I was a doctor, that I was helping people. But it was all a delusion.
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