The Unknown Soldier
“He was drawn towards the chasm. 'Recall the past .. . reclaim it.' The voice was at his back, the chasm was ahead of him. Each time he stared into the chasm, he wavered. Each time he hesitated, the voice behind him was more demanding. The last time he approached the chasm, his stride quickened. He ran, launched, his feet kicking.
He hung in the air. A chill seemed to grip him. He would not reach the far side of the chasm. It seemed to widen. The moon's light hovered on the far rim. He heard his... own cry for help. His arms were outstretched, his fingers splayed. He was falling. The chasm widened. He snatched.
The dream played back to him each moment of his jump, then each moment of his fall.
The fingers caught the rim. The tips and nails of his fingers grabbed at grass and loose earth, at rocks and the roots of trees. His feet, bare, had no support. Grass came away in his hands, and earth crumbled. He slipped back. However hard he struggled for a grip, the weight of his body took him further down into the chasm.MoreLess
He hung in the air. A chill seemed to grip him. He would not reach the far side of the chasm. It seemed to widen. The moon's light hovered on the far rim. He heard his... own cry for help. His arms were outstretched, his fingers splayed. He was falling. The chasm widened. He snatched.
The dream played back to him each moment of his jump, then each moment of his fall.
The fingers caught the rim. The tips and nails of his fingers grabbed at grass and loose earth, at rocks and the roots of trees. His feet, bare, had no support. Grass came away in his hands, and earth crumbled. He slipped back. However hard he struggled for a grip, the weight of his body took him further down into the chasm.MoreLess
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