But then the stars reminded him of something. At once, instead of flickering points of light in the night sky, a pair of deep blue eyes loomed over him, and he gasped at the flash of memory. Time stood still, and the eyes grew larger and brighter until they became a white light. The white light, he recalled, was irresistible, and it spoke to him of the bliss of annihilation. His life began blurring with the light.