Embedded in a crumbling boulder 
or sniffed as air released from some 
mouldy cellar; that's how he
wished to arrive in the conscious
                
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I wish, Michael. The words 'fully formed' would describe very few writers, at least in their early forays. Maybe Shakespeare comes closest to the type you have in mind. Just a contemplation of perceptions. Jimmy
Ah but you say he 'viewed himself' - doesn't that let a few more in - Wordsworth for one? And maybe... it rings a bell...