Chapter 15I. I am Brock Marsden. Detective. I know who I am.
I lay bathed in light and was thrilled that I still knew who I was. I might be a Dumpty, but at least I was aware. My body didn't feel any different than it had when I lay down in the pod. I didn't think that I was a Dumpty. I looked around and realized I was still in the pod. But why was it so bright? The pod itself was a wall of blankness around me, but otherwise, the air was full of light moving and flowing, pulsing in time with my heart. That wasn't normal. The pod didn't have any lights inside.
I lifted my head and inhaled deeply. The light brightened. I could see my body lying in the pod. I was dissolving. It looked like there was a faint smoke drifting off my body as if I was coming apart. Had I woken too soon? Was this
