Adelia seemed taken aback by my descriptions. “Across the bubble I opened my eyes and found myself in another tunnel; behind me the path spiraled upwards. Exiting I found myself in a truly strange environment. Before me was sandy ground and sparse vegetation and above: a shimmering surface of water where the sky should be. I found the tunnel I had emerged from to be a giant shell, reminiscent of Whelks and Conch shells I had found on beaches as a child - only these were massive. The landscape had numerous shells embedded in the sand.
“Wonder and marvel at this place lead me to climb the nearest shell; from the top I reached my hand out toward the water above. The strangest of feelings came to me and I drew my hand back seeing the ripples spread out from where I had touched the surface.”
For a moment Adelia seemed lost in thought. “You've seen this?” she asked.
“You asked” I responded. “and that’s not the half of it.
“Tell me more. I can only imagine what it was like. Please go on.”
I refocused my mind and continued. “In the distance I saw a particularly large shell - an auger. The form spiraled up from the sand and stretched beyond the surface of the water. As I approached it I found the shell to be inverted allowing me to walk into it and climb the spiral. As I climbed, I found the light of my KI to be useful as darkness came very quickly; the spiral kept climbing and climbing. When I finally reached the top of the spiral I found another linking bubble lighting the darkness. Knowing what to do I collected myself and walked through the shining surface.
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