the answer was at the bottom of a green glass bottle. or an orange plastic one. the answer was in a baggie. the answer was in an aluminum can. the answer was in a roll of paper. the answer was on a microchip. the answer was in the ether. the answer was in his soul. the answer was on ice and under wraps. it was on the tip of his tongue.
the answer was a capsule. it was a drink, it was a powder. it was a cloud of smoke. the answer rolled down his throat and drifted into his lungs. it entered his blood and his brain. the answer filled him up. it took him all the way. the answer was amnesia.

if only he could remember the question.