Though we couldn't always see this, our journey had many layers including above the surface, below the surface, and reflection.

Then, time... time was playing its capricious role. Units of time shrank, and expanded from layer to layer.

We relied on each other to anchor ourselves, to maintain group mental stability when our individual minds could not handle the improbable realities encountered, or when punishment or false information threatened to pull us under. We had to learn to rely on each other.

With time, we came to welcome the connections with others in the different layers, enhancing the stability of the journey.

Love was necessary, integral, to this journey.