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DARK SHADES OF WHITE: “HOW TO DIE” - Panel
Lie straight in your bed.
Don't move, you don't want disturbances.
Not even the gentlest of its kind.
Ensure the bed is made properly and dusted gratuitously.
You don't want any sand genre of any sort piercing your skin.
Discomfort is what you detest the most at this point.
You need concentration of the highest order,
the type people develop when they are about to die.
Close your eyes.
Shut them tight not to allow the passage of light.
Not even the bleakest of its kind. The rays, its particles of brightness even.
Light would distract the process, and you don't want that.
You want it dark and blind.
You want absence.
Nothingness.
You want life to be out of sight.
Take a deep breath,
gently, you are not in a haste
like those you are advised to take when fighting heart attack.
I must remind you, you want your mind to be at rest.
In you go, enjoy the taste of the crisp cold air,
and out it comes, bringing out all the cowardice in you.
At this point you should be feeling better,
adequately prepared.
Situated and unsaturated.
Pause...
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