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Against every shred of reason

I am inexplicably drawn onwards

Through these shadowlands to the city

At the centre of this labyrinth



Everything feels wrong here

Up is out is down is inside

When and what ignoring how and why

Logic cannot account for anything



Leaden feet keep marching on

I am petrified

But I cannot resist the urge

To keep moving



This seemingly spherical space spiraling around

A black sun that deluminates the air

Casting blinding shadows on the ruined skyline

Comprised of non-Euclidean geometry



High below me I see a nine-sided structure

My instincts tell me this is where I need to go

I become aware of distant swlirling voices

Echoing in unison, these inaudible phrases



I feel an unseen hand pulling me towards whatever might await

Embracing an unknown destiny, I submit to the vagaries of fate



Jumping down into the ziggurat

Breaking free of gravity

Falling upwards to the ground

I’m ascending