Strindberg's Star
“Don wondered, as he lay there with his cheek against an ice-cold stone floor, if they might have injected him with some type of ketamine after they had put him under with the rag. Because he recognized very well the waves of nausea when he tried to get up on one elbow, and in his mouth was the familiar taste of bitter almond and lemon. But he had never experienced a ketamine intoxication that left him blind. And yet he could see nothing.
There was a sting from his cornea as he tried to reassure... himself by way of his fingers that he really had opened his eyes. But the world around him remained black, and in his mouth and nose was the scent of an earthen cellar and stuffy moisture.
He began to massage his knees to get them to loosen up after their stiffness from the cold, and there was a snap as he straightened his crooked back. He had no idea how long he had been lying knocked out on the floor. Presumably it had been several hours, because it took him a number of very painful attempts to get up.MoreLess
There was a sting from his cornea as he tried to reassure... himself by way of his fingers that he really had opened his eyes. But the world around him remained black, and in his mouth and nose was the scent of an earthen cellar and stuffy moisture.
He began to massage his knees to get them to loosen up after their stiffness from the cold, and there was a snap as he straightened his crooked back. He had no idea how long he had been lying knocked out on the floor. Presumably it had been several hours, because it took him a number of very painful attempts to get up.MoreLess
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