Beginnings

Jorge Luis Borges, Philip K. Dick, and Edward Abbey walk into a bar on a small desert planet. "e;Is this really me?"e;, murmurs Borges, staring at the mirror behind the counter. "e;Is this really a bar?"e;, asks Dick. "e;Oh forget it, let's just go for a hike,"e; says Abbey and heads back to the door. Those who go off into the desert do so, often, to leave the world of their past behind. What if there were a place where you could regain it instead?