she was taken to the possession observatory before she knew what the word possession meant

they said the dome could correct perception
they said some minds leak infinity where it should not be seen

she remembers a hallway without corners
a room where the air had weight like glass

after the procedure she could still look up
but the golden rings were gone

they had been there between objects
thin loops marking where distance fails and endlessness begins

now there is only ordinary space
and the unbearable sense that something vast is still pressing against it

she cannot remember what was removed
only the feeling of almost seeing it