One sophomore night it came up out of nowhere, the black shape, for the first time in years.’ ‘But there was an inevitability-feeling about it, too, when it came.’ ‘It is the most horrible feeling I have ever imagined, much less felt. There is no possible way death can feel as bad. It rose up. It was worse now that I was older.’ ‘Tell me all about it.’ ‘I thought I’d have to hurl myself out of my dormitory’s window. I simply could not live with how it felt.’
