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Beyond the Veil - LaxForce - 03-11-2024 Beyond The Veil I still recall when first I bore Through the ether, stygian to my core To forbidden spheres long lost to time That stretch the mortal mind sublime There in the deep I quested far Moved by a wayward wanderer's star Seeking what truths might yet be found In those darkened barrens profound Over lifetimes I persisted still Spurred by ambition's iron will Piercing veil after endless veil My sanity threatening to fail For few can grasp the mental toll Required to endure that dead space roll Witnessing things no words can tell Hearing the shrieks of outer hell Lost in those yawning, abyssal nights Bereft of warmth or caress of light I saw civilizations rise and fall Minds break beneath the carnival Feasted on by nameless things That slithered closer on shadowed wings Perversions of nature, warpings of law Things no human mind should ever see In my quest to unveil all I could I risked more than mortal means should Ever endure of that dark display That stretched infinitely in its sway Now returned I can but relay Warnings to those who wish to stray Into the madness I once called home Know it waits, just beyond our zone...