I stood senseless, and when I was revived I began to fly in the abyss and to breath the Spirit of Life. I flew and was raised above everything, but I did not have the strength and again I plunged and I retreated and did not attain anything and, dismayed, I remained in this way. Then again I was in it and with it, all in all and beyond all in its beautiful vision, yet I did not attain its length or its breadth. And again I turned and returned to the sweetness known to me. (L46)