5

He is walking out of the darkness, and he is once again aware of his feet. They are touching the pavement, and she is up ahead of him. He walks toward her, trying to catch up. He knows where he is. He is in that part of the city that his dreams have often presented to him. A city made up of parts of the city and, in a sense, parts of his own memories and desires. Of course, when he has almost caught up with her, when he is within talking distance of her, she turns a corner and is gone, as he knew she would be, because he has become aware, now, that he is dreaming, and he knows, from experience, that this is how dreams work. His dreams, at least. But it's okay that she's lost him because he has come to the library -- the most fantastic library in the world. He runs up the stone stairs, opens the great oak doors, and goes in.