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           Iwasliftedoutofthedarkcellofmyownmind,tobecomepartofsomeoneelse—justasIhadexperienceditthatdayonthecouchintherapy.Itwasthefirststepoutwardtotheuniverse—beyondtheuniverse—becauseinitandwithitwemergedtorecreateandperpetuatethehumanspirit.Expandingandburstingoutward,andcontractingandforminginward,itwastherhythmofbeing—ofbreath­ing,ofheartbeat,ofdayandnight—andtherhythmofourbodiessetoffanechoinmymind.Itwasthewayithadbeenbackthereinthatstrangevision.Thegraymurkliftedfrommymind,andthroughitthelightpiercedintomybrain(howstrangethatlightshouldblind!),andmybodywasabsorbedbackintoagreatseaofspace,washedunderinastrangebaptism.Mybodyshudderedwithgiv­ing,andherbodyshuddereditsacceptance.

           Thiswasthewayweloved,untilthenightbecameasilentday.AndasIlaytherewithherIcouldseehowim­portantphysicallovewas,hownecessaryitwasforustobeineachother’sarms,givingandtaking.Theuniversewasexploding,eachparticleawayfromthenext,hurtlingusintodarkandlonelyspace,eternallytearingusawayfromeachother—childoutofthewomb,friendawayfromfriend,movingfromeachother,eachthroughhisownpathwaytowardthegoal-boxofsolitarydeath.

           Butthiswasthecounterweight,theactofbindingandholding.