Are you still here? Didn't you hear what I said, boy?

Um, I was...

You're hiding, aren't you?

No I was...

The video arcade is down the street. Here we just sell small rectangular objects. They're called books. They require a little effort on your part, and make no bee-beep-beeps. On your way please.

I know books! I have 186 of them at home.

Aah, comic books.

No, I've read Treasure Island, Last of the Mohicans, The Wizard of Oz, Lord of the Rings, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, Tarzan, ...

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa... Who were you running away from?

Just some kids from school.

Why?

They wanna throw me in the garbage.

Well why don't you give em' a good punch in the nose, hmm?

Well, I don't know... [he notices the book that Mr. Koreander was reading] What's that book about?

Oh, this is something special.

Well, what is it?

Look, your books are safe. While you're reading them you get to become Tarzan, or Robinson Crusoe.

But that's what I like about 'em.

Ah, but afterwards you get to be a little boy again.

What do you mean?

Listen. Have you ever been Captain Nemo, trapped inside your submarine, while the giant squid is attacking you?

...Yes.

Weren't you afraid you couldn't escape?

But it's only a story.

That's what I'm talking about. The ones you read are safe.

And that one isn't?

Don't worry about it.

But you just said it was... [phone rings]

Forget about it. This book is not for you.