At this point, you're starting to lose hope. Socks are piling up, and you can barely remember what's at the bottom of the drawer. It's like trying to find a needle in a haystack, but the haystack is on fire and the needle is a lone, forlorn sock.
Continue on to Quantity 10, where things get even worse.
Or, if you're feeling particularly brave, quantify the mess and try to make sense of it all.