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‘Will you perraciously, it is as if I had a say in the matter

I set on just fine

The routine of a neurological exath, coordination, tone, visual acuity, hearing, senses, and solving puzzles Some are repeats I have already performed with the nurses, but I accept the intrusion dele and he looks at me with an expression that is almost one of fatherly concern

‘Tickles,’ I explain, with a sht to do it,’ he declares finally

‘I ondering,’ I begin casually, ‘what are your thoughts on the subject of hallucinations?’

It is immediately obvious that it was a mistake to ask A thin veil comes over his eyes

‘In the West there is cruel ht to portentto share their experiences But in other cultures hallucinations are regarded as a privileged state of consciousness that is actively sought using hallucinogens, solitude, spiritual practices and meditation Do you…have hallucinations?’ His words are deeply enlightened but his eyes are a trap for the unwary They watch er, when I dropped an acid tablet,’ I say softly

‘Ah,’ his voice clears ‘Do you ever hear voices or see things?’

I look at him calmly ‘No’

The veil lifts How easily I e we’ll have to talk about what you did at the wedding, if that’s all right?’

I shtly ‘Of course’

‘We’ll need to exahtened state of anxiety that you found yourself in’

‘I’m afraid I lost touch with reality I fully depressed and angry I didn’t think I’ve never done anything like that before Besides, I wasn’t really planning to hurt her I just wanted to frighten her’

He gazes at ure out if I a honest

I bend my head ‘Honest, I didn’t mean to hurt her And I aly, he pats ton

In thebuffet breakfast spread The profusion of food is quite frankly a shock to me A vast selection of local dishes, oe, toasts, cakes, pastries, cut fruit, different kinds of cereal Blake has bacon and eggs and I have pancakes with maple syrup and fruit Sorab nibbles on fruit