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Simon faints on occasion and also seems to suffer from epilepsy, which would account for his imagined conversation with the Lord of the Flies, his nose bleed and subsequent collapse. Having seen the unsympathetic reaction of the boys towards Percival's nervous breakdown Simon would seek to avoid a similar reaction. The need to avoid being seen while experiencing an epileptic fit would account for Simon's desire to spend time alone in his 'secret place.' It seems that he simply sat there and thought.

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