Chapter 11
"It is with considerable difficulty that I remember the original
era of my being; all the events of that period appear confused and
indistinct. A strange multiplicity of sensations seized me, and I
saw, felt, heard, and smelt at the same time; and it was, indeed, a
long time before I learned to distinguish between the operations of
my various senses. By degrees, I remember, a stronger light pressed
upon my nerves, so that I was obliged to shut my eyes. Darkness
then came over me and troubled me, but hardly had I felt this when,
by opening my eyes, as I now suppose, the light poured in upon me
again. I walked and, I believe, descended, but I presently found a
great alteration in my sensations. Before, dark and opaque bodies
had surrounded me, impervious to my touch or
