Jim slowly opened his eyes, unsure of where he was or what had happened. His vision was blurry and he had a tremendous headache. He quickly raised his head in an attempt to get up, but the searing pain that shot through his left eye made him reconsider. He could tell that he was lying down, but it didn't feel like he was in bed. He closed his eyes and tried to reconstruct what had happened.
He had been in a strange shop...looking at something on a shelf...then things became incoherent... That was all he remembered. After a minute or two of resting with his eyes closed, Jim's headache began to recede to the point where he felt like he might live. He opened his eyes and tried to sit up. It was then he discovered...
Fri Sep 3 16:45:19 1999