Andso，inspiteofall——inspiteofallbeliefs，fixedortransitory，withamindwhirlingamidcontestingforcesandcompellingbeliefs——Isteppedintothechurchoverwhelmedwiththatmostreceptiveofatmospheres——doubt。
InonethingonlywasIfixed：hereatleastwasnodoubtormisgivingwhatever。IintendedtogothroughwhatIhadundertaken。
Moreover，IfeltthatIwasstrongenoughtocarryoutmyintention，whatevermightbeoftheUnknown——howeverhorrible，howeverterrible。
WhenIhadenteredthechurchandclosedtheheavydoorbehindme，thesenseofdarknessandlonelinessinalltheirhorrorenfoldedmeround。Thegreatchurchseemedalivingmystery，andservedasanalmostterriblebackgroundtothoughtsandremembrancesofunutterablegloom。Myadventurouslifehashaditsownschoolingtoenduranceandupholdingone’scourageintryingtimes；butithasitscontrainfulnessofmemory。
Ifeltmywayforwardwithbothhandsandfeet。Everysecondseemedasifithadbroughtmeatlasttoadarknesswhichwasactuallytangible。Allatonce，andwithnoheedofsequenceororder，Iwasconsciousofallaroundme，theknowledgeorperceptionofwhich——orevenspeculationonthesubject——hadneverenteredmymind。TheyfurnishedthedarknesswithwhichIwasencompassedwithallthecrowdedphasesofadream。Iknewthatallaroundmewerememorialsofthedead——thatintheCryptdeep—wroughtintherockbelowmyfeetlaythedeadthemselves。Someofthem，perhaps——oneofthemIknew——