The Book of Knowledge

Have you ever wanted to know everything? Or at least know everything you've ever wanted or needed to know? If your answer to either of these questions is "Yes", then pay close attention. The next time a full moon illuminates the night sky, hop in to your bed and simply unwind. Imagine an elegant library with all the books you could ever dream of. Most of the details you can leave to your imagination to perceive. Just keep pondering on this imaginary library until you fall asleep.

You will "wake up" in your library that you have created, and time will have completely come to a halt. Don't worry, you aren't in any kind of a coma or anything, at least not now. Time in this dream is simply slower than time in reality. Feel free to explore the library at your leisure, but if you want to find the answers your looking for, you'll want to find the Librarian. He will be at the main desk, writing something on a sheet of paper. Don't look at it or ask about what it is he is writing. If you do, he will look at you with an emotionless face. He will then get up, turn around, walk towards the back of the library, and never come back. You will be at that point stuck in the library, trapped inside your own mind until you either die in the real world, or are killed by natural causes.

If you disregarded his paper, then ask him this question: "Where might the answers reside?". He will stop what he is doing, get up, and will walk towards an aisle of books you may not have noticed before. He will look up and down the shelves until he finally finds a red book with not letters on the bridge or cover. This book is actually a lever that will reveal a staircase that leads down to a lower level of the library. The Librarian will pull the lever, and the staircase will be revealed. Proceed down the stairs. If you look back, you will find that the Librarian will be gone without a trace.

When you reach the bottom of the stairs, there will be a long, dimly lit hallway. Walk down the hallway as quietly as you can. You don't want them to know you're there. You will hear strange, unsettling sounds, but don't let them bother you. Continue onward until you find a wooden door. You will know when you have found the right door.

Open the door, and go inside the room that lies behind it. It will be mostly dark, only illuminated by a light from an unknown source coming from the ceiling onto a book. The book will look old, and it will be made of brown leather. If you look close enough, you may notice that the leather may have a golden shine to it. When you approach the book, you will hear a voice begin to speak to you. The voice that a person may hear is unique to them, but it will always sound dreadful and sinister. The voice will ask you a riddle, and you must answer it. If answered incorrectly, you will wake up the next morning with no memory of the dream, and you will not be able to return no matter how hard you try to go back. If you refuse to answer, you will wake up, and you will have three days to live. When your three days is up, you will die of an unknown cause.

If answered correctly, however, the voice will tell you that you have permission to look through the book, called "The Book of Knowledge". It will contain all the answers to every question you have ever asked in the past or will ask in the future. You will have an unknown amount of time to look through the book. Once your time is up, the voice will let you know, and you will wake up the next morning with all the answers you were looking for, that is, if you found them all in time. You will notice that you will have a better understanding of the fundamentals of everything, and will be able to perceive things better than before. However, this knowledge comes at a price. Everywhere you go, you will notice a tall, dark figure in the corner of your eye, barely noticeable. You will never remember the feeling of being alone again, for it will be watching you. No one will know it is there, but you will. It will be there, haunting you, until the day you die. Never read the book unless you are ready to live with this consequence.