Genesis Monologue · Detachment · Feather from the Dream-Gap

"I, " "always", "only" "in the" "【'summer night'】", "feel", "that I", "am" "【'awake'】." "In the daylight", "those", "overly" "【'clear'】" "【'lights'】" "and" "【'contours'】", "instead", "seem like", "a", "tedious" "【'dream'】." "And", "only", "when", "the night", "gently", "blurs" "the" "【'boundaries'】" "of" "all things", "when", "the wind", "begins" "to carry", "the" "【'scent'】" "of" "unknown" "【'flowers'】" "and" "【'damp earth'】", "Does", "my" "【'Soul'】" (Hun), "dare", "from", "that", "heavy" "【'shell'】", "to quietly" "【'peek its head out'】"...

"What", "kind of" "【'summer night'】" "was", "that"? "I", "already", "cannot recall". "Perhaps", "it was", "me", "leaning" "by the" "【'window'】", "watching" "the" "【'moon'】", "lost" "in" "【'thought'】". "Perhaps", "it was", "me", "in the" "courtyard", "chasing" "【'fireflies'】", "lost" "in" "【'self-forgetting'】".

"I", "only", "remember", "at", "a certain" "【'instant'】", "my" "【'body'】", "became" "【'light'】". "No", "it wasn't" "the" "【'body'】" "that became" "【'light'】", "it was", "I", "who" "【'left'】" "my" "【'body'】".

"‘I, " "became" "a wisp", "of" "【'weightless'】" "【'consciousness'】". "I, " "could", "pass through" "【'walls'】", "could", "walk" "on" "【'lotus leaves'】", "and", "not", "disturb", "any" "single" "【'dewdrop'】". "I, " "saw", "a" "【'butterfly'】", "its" "【'wings'】", "were", "made", "of", "the most" "【'transparent'】" "【'glass'】" (Liuli). "It", "did", "not" "【'flutter'】", "but", "was", "resting", "on a", "flower" "【'congealed'】" "from" "【'moonlight'】", "with the", "flower's" "【'breath'】", "faintly" "【'rising and falling'】". "I, " "knew", "this", "was", "a" "【'dream'】". "I, " "knew", "all", "of this", "could", "not", "be taken" "away". "But", "at that moment", "an", "incredibly", "willful" "【'thought'】", "struck me". "【'Why, " "not?'】" "Thus", "I", "reached out", "that", "hand", "which", "also", "had no" "【'substance'】". "I, " "gently", "plucked", "that", "【'flower-branch'】" "blooming with" "【'moonlight'】". "And", "that", "overly" "【'intoxicated'】" "【'butterfly'】", "actually", "did not" "【'fly away'】".

"And then", "I", "awoke." "Outside the window", "the light", "was", "faint". "The summer night", "was", "near its" "【'end'】". "A trace" "of" "【'melancholy'】" (Changwang), "arrived" "as expected". "I", "subconsciously", "raised my hand", "thinking", "to", "tidy", "my", "somewhat", "disheveled" "【'long hair'】". "But", "at my" "【'temple'】", "I touched", "a trace", "of" "cool" "【'texture'】", "that belonged not" "to the" "【'mortal realm'】".

"I", "took", "it", "down". "It", "was", "my" 【Feather from the Dream-Gap】. "It is", "my", "that" "great" "【'spirit-journey'】" (Shenyou), "s", "only" "【'evidence'】" "left behind".

"'My '【dream'】, "is", "the", "only" "【'homeland'】", "I", "ever" "need" "to '【arrive'】' at." "'May, " "your" "【'dream'】", "be", "even more" "【'real'】", "than your" "【'daylight'】.'"

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Detachment · Feather from the Dream-Gap

"That, one, captured, instant of 'Spirit-Wandering'."

"Contemplate the Riddle"