It's a protest. And Doc takes another long drag off that cigarette and feels the smoke curling in his lungs. And then Merlin's words sink in. And then sink in. Through him. Past the bed and the floorboards and down and down and down...
i'm not safe not at all
...and down and his chest hurts and he holds another breath of that smoke before he exhales. And stares at a spot on the end of the bed. His toes feel funny. His head feels funny. His heart feels...
"...an' now have I not told you that what you mistake 'or madness is but over-acuteness of t'senses? Now, I say, there came t'my ears a low, dull, quick sound, such as a watch makes when enveloped in cotton..."
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It's a protest. And Doc takes another long drag off that cigarette and feels the smoke curling in his lungs. And then Merlin's words sink in. And then sink in. Through him. Past the bed and the floorboards and down and down and down...
i'm not safe not at all
...and down and his chest hurts and he holds another breath of that smoke before he exhales. And stares at a spot on the end of the bed. His toes feel funny. His head feels funny. His heart feels...
"...an' now have I not told you that what you mistake 'or madness is but over-acuteness of t'senses? Now, I say, there came t'my ears a low, dull, quick sound, such as a watch makes when enveloped in cotton..."