<p><br></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>The transition from innocent adventure to psychological horror happened as fast as it matured me yet the illusion of divine understanding was the bait that led deeper into torment. I pursued the mystifying gems of psychedelia but with many of my discoveries veiled by delusion and enigma the rewards of my ventures were missing. I had to go back lest the magic of these experiences be forever lost to the past.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>The result is this work: a collection of twisted stories and philosophies that I have sharpened into 13 lucid chapters. Each story stands individually yet also reveals itself as a piece of the puzzle that is The Patterns of Existence.</span></p><p><br></p>