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Two men sat before him, seemingly familiar, engaging him in conversation. Repeatedly, they indicated it was time for him to leave—an ominous cue underscoring his increasing disorientation. Despite protests and the desire to stay, he was carried out of the bar by a stranger in a fireman's carry. This act signified a shift from the hallucinated social environment back to a grim, physical reality—the desert.