Part I: Six Packages, Six Journeys, One Big Wooden Door

9 Chapter 1 The Package With a sudden jolt to his body, he opened his eyes. His heart was racing, his shirt was drenched, and he couldn’t see anything. He could feel his body trembling, while drops of sweat ran down his arms and torso. For a brief instant his body felt paralyzed. He took a moment to calm himself down, to figure out where he was. A few minutes later, he gradually began to regain the ability to move his limbs. As he removed the sheets off his damp body, he got out of the bed and staggered towards the light switch. He could finally see his surroundings; it was all familiar to him, not so much the bedroom but the experience itself. As he walked to the bathroom, still half asleep, he looked into the mirror. Now I won’t be able to go back to sleep, he thought to himself. He hadn’t been able to sleep through the night for as long as he could remember.