Reality - Ch. 14

Right now - keep close.  If we walk carefully in this direction we should find a cave.

Yeah, I know it's very weird not having houses around us or even roads or paths or anything.

Hmm - sorry?  You're saying I sound like I've been here before?

Okay – stop for a minute.  Mind your foot on that protruding rock on the ground - or is it a chunk of concrete from a building or something?

Anyway.  Yes I've got a confession to make. 

Over the last few days I've worked it out if you're in a building you can't get out.  The doors won't open so you stay in whatever time you're in.  If you're outside you end up in limbo like this.  You can't do anything unless you find something to be inside - like the cave I mentioned - or holding some special jewellery pieces.

Yeah, you get it.  The necklace we found is one of them.

I've never been in this- well, it's not a city anymore but this kind of place.

No, I don't know how to use that necklace yet but if we go to that cave we might see someone who could help us.

Oh, by the way there are some people you can't trust around here.

What do you mean 'now you tell me'?

We should be reasonably safe.  Just don't talk to some guys and duck when they throw something at you.

Come on.  Let's start walking again.

Okay here we go - there's a cave.  Yeah it's one I found a few days ago when you were in prison.

You see, at that time I didn't know what was happening.  I saw some angry fighting amongst several people going on in the distance but I didn't go near it. 

So I ran in the opposite direction.  Eventually, I met a group of philosophers discussing the natures of reality and how what we see and feel are not what we are yet they are what we are. 

I can't quite remember how I discovered the cave whether I was led to it or it developed as a result of my need to have security in my ways of thinking.  Or somebody else's needs.

Let's go inside the cave and sit down.

If you fall asleep that's good but always remember when you wake up you'll be in one of the days I mentioned and you'll be in a different time.  Whether we'll get separated who knows...