No. 174

...It is inaccessible, for the jump is far too vast and although the depths of our tranquil sea are penetrable by the light, it is impermissible beyond darkness itself.

The mans hand slowly emerged from the murky waters below his feet and with it half of a sea shell, of which he used as a ladle.

"How do you destroy that which has yet materialized into existence all the while you yourself no longer exist?"

The man sat and thought, profoundly.

As he pondered the heavy sediments of the muddied waters had separated and fallen back down towards the very bottom of the shell, leaving only a clear gleaming reflection of thirst...