CHAPTER 12e Our souls become one with the universe when we die?   Becoming One with the Universe was fine, if you're into that sort of thing. Personally, I'd already been through it several times in this dream, and that was enough, thank you. I mean, I love my fellow man and all that, but becoming this mishmash with everyone else? I don't know. Call me old fashioned, but I sort of missed being my own person, you know what I mean? Anyway, when we landed outside the Chapter an eternity later, I did have a vague sort of warm feeling, but I was glad to be free of the ocean, and be just a wave again. I could tell by the look on Bo's face that he agreed. We looked at Chapter 13 floating in front of us. "More of the same," we shrugged. I yawned a big yawn and sat down. "I don't like this being dead thing very much," I sighed. "You're telling me!" Bo snapped. "Let's just rest here, a second," I panted. "I don't think I can go on with much more of this." "Me neither." Just then we heard someone calling us. The One-Armed Bandit was rolling through space with its lights whirling. "Wait up, guys. Come and Play me again. Be a winner..." Bo and I looked at each other, jumped up on the count of three, and leaped into lucky 13. Table of Contents | Previous Chapter | Next Chapter