A Book Chooses Jim

Unending BE - episode 98936

"Um," said Jim. "First year student who got lost in the Library?" Rincewind inquired more sympathetically, when he saw that Jim seemed to be out of his depth. "Er, yes," Jim replied, deciding that it would be safer to agree. "Pity. I got lost myself, and had hoped that you would have been able to help me find my way out. We're deep in L-space, you know." Jim nodded, attempting to look knowledgeable. "My name's Rincewind, by the way. I'm a wizard - well, more or less." "Pleased to meet you. I'm Jim."

At that moment a book leapt off the shelf and Jim instinctively caught it. He couldn't quite work out how he had managed to do so. It was almost as though the book had wanted him to catch it.

1. *He found himself immersed in a glow of a colour that he'd never seen before.
2. The book's title was: "Wish Fulfilment for Beginners".
3. "Oh dear," said Rincewind. "I don't think you should have done that."

Sat Sep 2 07:38:39 2000

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