Chapter 1
Sam's Town
Andy lives in a small, quaint town nobody has ever heard of. A town where nothing ever goes wrong, and a town where nothing ever goes great. Andy lives in a town where nothing ever happens. For so long, he went along with it, not knowing anything else. One day, Andy was on his daily, routine, morning jog, just before sunrise. Oddly, on this run, he started thinking. His trail of thought took a sharp turn and wandered off it's usual, familiar path. He started wondering what it would be like to experience something different. Something he, or anyone he had ever known, had never dared, or even desired, to do. Andy wanted to learn. He thought about tasting new flavors; he wants to hear new sounds; he craves to smell new scents; he needs to experience new joys. As Andy continues to run, he feels a strange pull, slowly guiding his feet to the edge of his path. As he crosses the boundary into the unfamiliar, he runs as fast as he can with renewed gusto and runs until he is forced to stop at Earths edge. He creeps toward the ledge and peers down to see an ocean of tiny bright, twinkling lights. He smiles at the sight of Heaven then looks up at the sky and notice the sun is quickly rising. He looks back down to Heaven and takes a gasping step back as he sees not Heaven, but a continuation of his own Earth. He sees trees and grass just as he sees at home. He notices tiny houses and even larger buildings. He now believes that Earth is boundless. He then spots the movement of automobiles slowly treading along the concrete pathways. Both shocked and inspired, Andy runs back home to share his experience. When he told his story, very few believed him. Only his closest friends and family. Andy offers to show what he has seen, but they all refuse. He is so eager to return to his discovered wonder and explore, that he begins to contemplate going on his own. Everyone tells him to stay put because it's too dangerous, but Andy feels it has to be done. He's tired of doing the same exact things every single day, and now, he listens in on whispers claiming him to be insane and delusional. Finally, Andy makes his decision and decides to give up on everyone he knows and do as he chooses, for the first time ever. He is devastated that he will be leaving his only home, his only friends, and his only family, but remains true to his decisions. To cope, he silently promises himself that he will come home to visit every now and then. As he starts his journey, he pauses to look back at his disapproving audience and says "Oh, have you ever seen the lights?", then continues forward. Once Andy leaves his hometown, what he sees really opens his eyes. Everybody is rushing around, zipping this way and that way. He feels lost. Andy wanders helplessly around in the sea of strange, busy faces until he spots an old man in tattered old clothing sitting on the dusty ground. He approaches the man and asks him if they could help each other. The man only laughs and tells him "Kid, you need to go back where you came from. These people will eat you alive. Trust me, Kid. I've been there." Now confused, Andy somehow finds his way onto an underground train as a young man pulls out a weapon and points it to the crowded corridor as it explodes. A tiny missile races toward him, but Andy manages to jump to the side. Everybody screams and an elderly woman falls to her knees. After the initial shock wears off, Andy gets up and celebrates aloud until he notices the degrading looks on everyone's face. He sees again the woman who fell to the ground and ran away from the crowd. He steps out of the tunnel and looks around. He says to himself ...
"I see London. I See Sam's Town, now!"
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