Uncovering the Life of Your Dreams

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There they were, all five of them, and I felt more than ready to jump through to my first portal experience. The border of the first of the five was glowing with a bright and penetrating light. I walked to it and tried to put my hand through. Blocked again. At first I was surprised, but then I recalled something Karine had said about the key to success.

I snapped my fingers, and the polka-dotted tie appeared in my hand. I tied it around my neck and again tested the portal. This time, I saw my hand disappear up to my elbow. I pulled it back for a second, took a deep breath, and stepped through.

I zipped though some sort of tunnel until I saw a bright light ahead. I'd spent only a few seconds in the tunnel but felt that I'd traveled very far. When I reached the end, I stopped moving and looked ahead to see an ancient city in the distance. I assumed it was Rome, since what looked like the Colosseum was in my line of sight. There was a light misty rain falling, and the sky was decorated with many clouds, including a few darker ones right above me.

I began walking around within a small village, passing through a large area with open-air shops around its perimeter. There were many people walking near me, most wearing sandals and dressed in tunics, yet no one seemed to notice me or care that I was there. I thought they should have, as I was wearing what would have been for them some very unconventional articles of clothing, including the now extremely inappropriate necktie. I took ...