775. Not far from there, a little towards the right of the same left hand quarter, is a dark place I have not yet seen, where there are devils and where they store up their more secret poison. Today I saw one of them going forth from there who spoke according to his genius and reason, speaking very distinctly. But at once there exhaled thence an infernal poison, that is, a kind of poisonous persuasion concerning life, heaven and the state of souls, which for the first time was brought thence to me. The same spirit flowing to me at once wanted to speak with me without anyone hearing. But because his poisons were already known, he was not permitted to speak out, but only to think, so that he might be compelled to speak something else, which was perceived. The same spirit is now present.