The ticket/pass/voucher in your/my/his hand/grip/possession was a one-way trip/passage/venture to nowhere. It held the promise of an unknown/unseen/mysterious destination/realm/place, but the map was/were/could be lost in the folds/wrinkles/creases of time itself. He/She/They stepped into the darkness/void/abyss, leaving behind a world that/which/w