From without the glimpses alarm and repel. But those foolish few, by weakness or fault of genetics, become transfixed by the maelstrom. The filter refines, throttles, gentles, at the perimeter. Self is not coddled, allowed no respit from the intoxicating, damning blast.
Unintended, unknown, perplexing consequence. Within is unknowable from without, granted. How has it been overlooked that the reverse is also true. The shield, equally opaque from both directions, imparts as much damage to knowablity of without as of within. Likewise, those travelers must pass and metamorph. No longer the charming, glowing pretties, and yet no change is visible to the occupant of this oubliette.
Further and further the mystery grows, for the journey has no cure. Rather than an eye of calm, the torque grows, torsion and pressure increasing. Event horizon is far behind, in fact was the threshold. Comprehension, stark and uninterpreted sparks balefully from the reflection. Caught, mirrored and frozen in the victims eye. Within views from without, compares self to self.
Now, trembling, self withdraws. Unwilling to pull. Unwilling to push. Unwilling to mar beyond the current, still lifefull, barely, step. These tools, very good for their purpose, have no use here. Gouging and abrading, repelling and deflecting, honed for martial intent.
Insoluble dilemma! The snares and danger, unheeded, ignored. They strive and insist. The noose is set and tightens with each valiant, futile twitch. Inaction misunderstood and reproved. No forum or translation with commonality.
Gales and collisions unnoticed. Without contracts. Within contracts. Comfortable, suffocating ocean floor of demise. Static unlife. Statuesque, porcelain, teflon. Hibernating automaton looking for clean socks.
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