| It is afternoon: I have a vision... | | | | slight pushit dislocates from its nookand gently fallson a |
| There is an old man sitting at a desk;the table is | | | | large pile of cotton,which looks as thoughit has a |
| squarewith vased flowers at each corner,each vase is | | | | housekeeperwho changes it weekly. |
| of a different metal,those being closest in | | | | The room is painted pale blueand lined with a borderof |
| resemblanceto the four elements. | | | | five inch gold leaf;there are no frames on the |
| He is wearing nothing:he is termed by the spirit's | | | | wallssave a small mirror,whose dimensions arefive |
| rumorto be the Stripped Thinker... | | | | inches by five. |
| There is a tall pile of wood to his leftand a fireplace | | | | His food is kept on the window seal;this portal in |
| directly behind him;too, a large circular skylight above,it | | | | located on the eastern walland is one of three more |
| is constructed of light blued glass. | | | | windows. |
| There are numerous cageswith low chattering | | | | The base of the room is constructedof cobblestones |
| finch,doves, canaries and parakeets. | | | | and is foundation-less,meaningthat it juts outfrom its |
| A pen sits on a small table to his rightand scrolls of | | | | main structure,suspended in midair,like the hand by an |
| paper above the fireplaceon a marble shelf. | | | | arm,and the arm by its torso. |
| He is considerably talland the seat he sits inis made of | | | | He is well,a little tired from his evening walkthrough the |
| one piece of coal. | | | | overgrown gardens;he owns eighteen |
| His feet are healthy and unshod:there are several rings | | | | foxhounds,fourteen Arabian horses,and seventy acres |
| on his fingersand he is slightly bald. | | | | of land. |
| There is a door in front of him,the exact size and | | | | His houseis property of the peasants,who direct and |
| shape as the fireplace,above it is another skylight,which | | | | managea boarding and tour company; |
| shows a small viewof his home's main gallery. | | | | I am here for awhile. |
| The door contains no knobs,locks, or hinges:with a | | | | September 19, 1999 ~ Visualization 0. |