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Captivity: The Fifth Day

           TheonlythingIrecollectisthatIawokeinbedinaroundchamber,thefurnitureofwhichwassumptuous,andintowhichlightonlypenetratedbyanopeningintheceiling.Nodoorgaveentrancetotheroom.Itmightbecalledamagnificentprison.

           "ItwasalongtimebeforeIwasabletomakeoutwhatplaceIwasin,ortotakeaccountofthedetailsIdescribe.MymindappearedtostriveinvaintoshakeofftheheavydarknessofthesleepfromwhichIcouldnotrousemyself.Ihadvagueperceptionsofspacetraversed,oftherollingofacarriage,ofahorribledreaminwhichmystrengthhadbecomeexhausted;butallthiswassodarkandsoindistinctinmymindthattheseeventsseemedtobelongtoanotherlifethanmine,andyetmixedwithmineinfantasticduality.

           "AttimesthestateintowhichIhadfallenappearedsostrangethatIbelievedmyselfdreaming.Iarosetrembling.Myclotheswerenearmeonachair;Ineitherrememberedhavingundressedmyselfnorgoingtobed.Thenbydegreestherealitybrokeuponme,fullofchasteterrors.IwasnolongerinthehousewhereIhaddwelt.AswellasIcouldjudgebythelightofthesun,thedaywasalreadytwo-thirdsgone.ItwastheeveningbeforewhenIhadfallenasleep;mysleep,then,musthavelastedtwenty-fourhours!Whathadtakenplaceduringthislongsleep?

           "Idressedmyselfasquicklyaspossible;myslowandstiffmotionsallattestedthattheeffectsofthenarcoticwerenotyetentirelydissipated.

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