The world can be a great place to play in. There are surfaces you can walk on. Sometimes there are leaves you can crunch underfoot. Stiff winds, for you to lean into, squinting. Then you can turn around and walk the other way - the wind buoys you along! Sometimes just walking across town at night can be an adventure.
There are stars. My God - just look at them. Get out - out beyond anywhere with electric lights, and look at them! They are still there.
On a really hot night, you can feel the heat just coating your skin; feel the night wrap you up in thick breezes warm as blood.
Sometimes on a cold night you gasp, drawing knives of ice into your lungs and then blowing them out again - melted into steam.
Even if you are not drunk, the world is pretty amazing. I just can't seem to get used to it, myself.
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