And for just a moment I had reached 
the point of ecstasy I had always wanted to reach, whch was the complete
  step across chronoloGical time into timeless shadows, and wonder ment in the
   bleakness of the mortAl realm...

of course, a lot of people thought he was spaced out on hunger, whiskey, and fatigue, but i think you know, there's nothing like bowling to take you from the point of ecstasy to wonderment in bleakness...