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Mick felt he was getting out of his mind, and he was losing control of both his actions and his thoughts. The mark on the wall, the strong cinnamon smell, the creepy gingerbread, the frozen time… all these things were driving him crazy. He felt like he was going to lose his consciousness the next second. Mick started walking around with no purpose at all. He felt like being a chess figure in somebody else’s hands - powerless, weak, unable to act independently. While walking to and fro around the room, he accidentally kicked his daughter’s toy - a little doll that was lying on the floor motionless, forgotten, unhappy. Now it occurred in the corner of the room, hitting the wall first!