Now this morning my Lord spoke to me, and told me of his dream of the night before. And he said to me, “My dear scribe, last night as I slept, I dreamt. And in this dream, I sat upon the beach of an unknown shore and gazed upon the heavens above me. And the light from the stars themselves was distorted, as some black star traversed the space between them, yet never did it cross before them, to reveal in silhouette its nature. And in this dream, I sat upon the beach of an unknown shore and watched the sea before me. And the water bulged up between the waves, as some submerged leviathan swam beneath the sea, yet never did it breach the surface, to reveal to me its nature. And in this dream, I sat upon the beach of an unknown shore and studied the sand beneath my feet. And the sand shifted around me, as some subterranean creature burrowed beneath the surface, yet never did it break through the sand, to reveal to me its nature. And in this dream, I sat upon the beach of an unknown shore and observed my arms as they rested on my knees. And the flesh bulged up at my wrist, as some unseen parasite fed upon my flesh from within, yet never did it break through the skin of my body, and reveal to me its nature.”