The sun is hanging low over the water in the west. The sky is beginning to turn pink, and the occasional cloud hovers randomly. Small waves lap along the curve of the white beach, and a warm breeze wafts over the landscape. A slight mist in the air makes the whole scene shimmer. It is so beautiful it's almost as if it isn't real.
A woman walks alone along the shore. She looks toward the setting sun, and then she glances down at her body. She is startled to realize she is naked. Although the scene is peaceful and serene, her nakedness makes her nervous, and she starts to walk faster. The shimmer in the air increases. It occurs to her that she is dreaming, and her anxiety increases. She closes her eyes to wake up.
When she opens her eyes, she is in the middle of a meadow. Wildflowers abound all around her, and tall trees ring the open space on every side. She sees a bright light slicing through the trees to her right. The low sunlight casts long shadows on the path in front of her. She looks down at her naked body and begins to walk toward the woods. She realizes the fading light is shimmering again, and she walks faster. The yip of a coyote somewhere in the distance frightens her. When the trees in front of her move and sway and then change color, she realizes that she is still dreaming. She shuts her eyes hard to make it all go away.
When she reopens her eyes, she is in a forest. The only light is the low sun coming from somewhere through the trees in front of her. The light shimmers and undulates. Now there are sounds all around - a branch breaking, birds cawing and fluttering above her. When she hears the sound of wolves howling, the woman starts to run in fear. She is certain she is being chased. The mist makes it hard to see where she is going, but she runs faster. When she realizes her bare feet don't hurt and that she seems to be running in slow motion, she is once again sure she is dreaming. She closes her eyes and prays that she will finally wake up.
When she looks again it is almost dark. She is still in the forest, but now she is bound with her arms tied straight above her. She looks up and sees the rope passed over a branch and then disappearing somewhere behind her. When she looks down her bare legs are spread and her ankles are tied to stakes pounded in the ground. She is still naked, and she shivers in fear. The dream has suddenly turned into a nightmare.
When the woman cries out for help, no sound comes from her mouth. A sudden fear ripples through her body, and she begins to tremble. The light in the forest is almost gone, but there is just enough for her to notice an almost invisible cord dangling in front of her. The cord is attached to a thin chain. At each end of the chain is a clamp. She stares for a moment before the realization of what the clamps are for hits her. She screams, but again there is no sound. She trembles even more violently.
For a while nothing happens. The woman is beginning to think that the nightmare will end when she hears rustling sounds behind her. Her stretched arms prevent her from turning around, but she knows that someone, or some thing, is there. Suddenly the rope tying her wrists to the tree tightens, and her fear returns with a rush. When she looks up, the rope is being pulled slowly back over the branch. Her arms are stretched as high as possible, and the rope pulls her up so that her heels come off the ground. The rope stops moving only when her toes barely touch the forest floor and all of her weight is taken by her arms. She is not surprised when she groans without any sound.
She shuts her eyes and tries to wake up, but again she fails.
When she reopens her eyes, something is moving the clamps to her erect nipples. First her right nipple is clamped, then the left. She cries out at the sudden pain, but again there is no sound. Then the cord holding the chain is pulled up, and the clamps tighten around her sensitive buds, stretching them up and out. The pain increases and she moans. She's not sure if the white mist swimming in front of her is in the air or in her head.