During the Middle Ages, the practice of needle insertion into the brain spread rapidly across the East, South, and West. This was the 109th patient to undergo this procedure to treat schizophrenia. Previously plagued by fear and hallucinations, the young man was now as quiet as a mouse. However, doctors kept quiet about the fact that he continued to hear voices.

Gradually, the young man forgot his name and memories. He turned to you, lying on the futon, because you were his nurse

— Sometimes I forgot how to breathe.