Shaking your head side to side, the man suddenly lunges towards you, grasping desperately at the tome firmly in your clutches. You pull away, but he manages to grab hold of one corner, pulling with all his vigour. Undaunted, you maintain your grip and match his display of force, tugging the tome towards your chest. After engaging in this battle for several moments, the bindings give way and you both go tumbling in opposite directions, each holding one half of the now destroyed tome. In the space between you, a massive blue glowing orb appears.

Exchanging a few confused glances amongst each other, you rise slowly to your feet and examine the curious object before you. As you peer deeply into the swirling vortex, the man explains that a portal to another dimension has been opened – one that bears little resemblance to the one you call home. In the spirit of adventure and discovery, he entreats you to enter the portal with him, promising in no equivocal terms that a return journey is not guaranteed. While naturally a sense of dread grows within you at the prospect of plunging into the deep unknown, in reflecting on the exhaustion of the mundane, you decide that a drastic change of scenery might very well be needed. You enter with the man, never to be seen again.

THE END

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