Before you is a simple path. The glow of the computer screen is all you need to light your way, it seems. Clearing before you, the imaginary mist reveals a means to an end.

This is not exactly a game. There are no actual pieces to hold in your hand -- no chance to feel the heft and weight of a carved King, a well-worn die, the thin surety of a playing card. The dimensions flatten here in pixels, as they always have - a spectrum of color and font, tag and hyperlink. Occasionally, in the past, you may have heard your phone ring, breaking the stillness. A voice at the other end, whispering a code word, a floodgate of answers. A thin gossamer thread holding everything together. Shimmering faintly, the visual in your head surpassing the pixels and sound files, transcending your flat computer screen, your whirring processor, edging closer to tangibility.

The fables and legends blur together through time, becoming steps and footholds for you today, in this moment. Laid out before you, this journey is a map, a deep as it is wide. You reach into your pocket and look for a key.

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