I understand that this account may be largely... discounted. I'm actually fine with that. I know the truth of it, and the octopuses do too.

THERE ARE SIGNS, IF YOU KNOW HOW TO SEE THEM, IN TIME ITSELF. TIME SEEMS TO FOLD IN ON ITSELF MORE AND MORE FREQUENTLY THE NEARER I GET...

It took effort. It didn't want me to choose my own path. I was defying its will.