21.   But early this year, things fell apart.

22.   But then things fell apart.

23.   But things fall apart rapidly.

24.   But things fell apart after that.

25.   But things fell apart, again.

26.   But things really fell apart when Laemmel continued the interview through a second computer linked to the Internet through a standard, consumer-speed dial-up modem.

27.   But things can still fall into place.

28.   But then things fell apart, and Mets fans began to flinch watching the scoreboard.

29.   But when the title character calls with startling news, things fall apart.

30.   But things fell apart at the end.