Soul to Squeeze

Right now at this very moment,

as you watch these light rays striking the magnified eye,

similar tiny beams of light are entering your own eyes,

and it's by our eyes that we are able

to gain a great part of our knowledge.

Nature has located the eye close to the brain

so that its messages may arrive there quickly.

Now, just how do light rays act

to form a clear picture within the eye,

first, let us realize that light rays

reflected from any object radiate in all directions,

and that as an object moves farther away from us,

the angle between the rays that enter our eyes

grows smaller and smaller.

And finally, when the object is reached

a distance of 15 feet or more,

the rays entering our eyes are practically parallel.

Now, nature has provided that the parallel ray

shall produce a sharp image upon the retina,

and as one may say,

with the eye in a state of complete relaxation.

But if a distant object approaches the eye,

the angle between entering rays again grows larger.

This increasing angle changes the direction

of the light rays as they pass through the lens

so that the sharp image falls behind the retina.

As a result, the image upon the retina

tends to become blurred.

This blurring causes a response

or reflex within our brain,

which brings about harmonious internal adjustments

of all parts of the eye.

This adjustment is called accommodation.

Accommodation restores the sharply focused image

with marvelous speed and accuracy.

This is all the more remarkable

because the distance between lens and retina is fixed,

and the lens itself must change its shape.

It is also necessary that both our eyes

be fixed upon the same point in order

that we may see an object clearly.

(birds chirping)

Make me happy again.

(birds chirping)

Jacob.

Yeah,

You won't be afraid to be afraid.

- Who is this? - You aren't afraid?

You're right.

Of course not.

You won't want anything to scare you.

Yeah. No shit.

I wrote that in your little survey form.

What's your point?

So young and already so sad.

That's why you're so aggressive.

It's your only cover.

Hey, fuck you, man. All right.

I thought I was doing this

so I could skip all this talky, shrinky bullshit.

You don't wanna talk about

anything with any weight,

especially Shirlene?

Shirlene?

What the fuck do you know about Shirlene?

You guys said he wouldn't even go

snoop around my past for this to work.

That's right.

Then how do you know about her then?

I know everything. Don't worry.

We'll get another chance to talk.

Fuck you. Fuck.

Oh, I see what you're trying to do.

You're trying to set me off.

That's right.

And we both know how easy that is, right, big guy?

Listen, as long as this mind game, mind game,

- Listen. - Yeah.

As long as this fixes me as fast as you say,

well, I'm ready for anything.

So you guys throw whatever you want at me.

No one who's gonna throw anything at you, Jacob,

or make anything happen.

It's not how it works here. It's all you.

Everything that happens here is you.

Well, let's get moving then.

You can't rush when you can't feel

and you can't see when you can't stomach.

What? Now we're throwing out riddles?

That's more of a thought.

I don't want your thoughts, asshole.

Are you laughing at me?

More like saying Goodbye, Jacob.

Goodbye. Jesus Christ.

Okay. Y'all done now?

I think so.

The iris, with its central opening, the pupil.

Like the diaphragm of a camera,

the iris regulates the amount of light

and sharpens the image upon the retina.

Nature has also provided ample protection

for this very delicate organ.

This front part bulges

and forms a highly transparent window.

Another important safeguard to the eye is the tear gland,

which secretes the tear fluid.

This is an effective germicide,

which drains through the tear ducts into the nose

after flushing and cleaning the entire eye surface.

Here, with the outer coverings removed,

we see the eyeball completely surrounded

by a layer of soft fatty tissue

and placed within the bony orbit

where it lies protected against sudden jolts.

Seen from the side, the protected possession

of the eyeball within its funnel shaped eye socket

is shown still more clearly.

Once again, we see the fatty cushion,

which protects it on all sides.

which is the optic nerve,

and also these muscles which move the eyeball.

This is the empty eye socket within the skull

with its bony walls inside

and the rim of the bony orbit in front.

The innermost layer of the eyeball is the retina,

a very delicate brain.

The retina is actually a part of the optic nerve,

which transmits the light impulses to our brain.

The retina is the most important

and complex structure in the eyeball.

Magnified many hundred times,

the retina is seen to consist

of this complicated arrangement of rods and cones,

which convert light waves into nerve impulses

in some manner, which even science of today

cannot fully explain.

(glass shattering)

Hey.

Hello?

Man, are you okay?

That's so good.

So good.

Dreaming about my dog, Rocky.

Rocky.

Come here, boy.

Yeah, yeah.

That's a good boy.

Ouch. Calm down, Rocky.

Ouch. Calm down.

Rocky, down!

Rocky, down!

There's nothing there.

What?

You.

You look fucking stupid.

You're fucking stupid.

You're a stupid, stupid dog.

How'd you do this?

I didn't do anything. You did.

This isn't a dream, right,

'cause I don't remember going to sleep?

No, not a dream. You're in a cross.

Cross like a crossroads.

Yeah, an intersection where your physical body

and your subconscious exist

on the same plane at the same time.