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Sensation came in fragments, thin and translucent like light passing through water, followed by sounds shimmering somewhere beyond reach.
I was drifting, and time stood still, only to suddenly blur into the next moment. Was I falling? But there was no ground to rush toward, no wind to mark the descent.
Then, images floated past me--a face without eyes followed by hands that almost touched me before dissolving into mist. A voice tried to say my name, but faded halfway through the sound.
I reached for it, or thought I did, but my arms were only an idea. And just then, warmth bloomed somewhere far away. It was gentle at first, like sunlight filtering through closed eyelids. It wrapped around me slowly, coaxing rather than demanding as it threaded itself through the fog.
I let myse
