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scroll, which contained a map. The map was divided into two sections. The left side contained a half sphere with a circle in the middle surrounded by eight regions of near equal size. The center of the circle had the words “Everville and the land of the Fron” written on top. The other eight regions on the right were named as well and contained symbols that Zee immediately recognized. The symbols were identical to those that were engraved in the bo staves that were used during training and the roundabouts.
    Lines connected each of the eight regions on the left to the eight regions on the right side of the map, which contained the right half of the matching sphere. The right side was the mirror image of the left; only the names and symbols were different. The center of the right side was named “The Other In Between,” with the word “Them” written underneath. The eight regions surrounding the center of the right circle were also named and contained different characters, which Zee also recognized as being symbols used for different bo staves.
    Between the two halves of the sphere was written the word “Borderlands,” and in the center was a sphere called “The Earthly Realm.”
    “What the heck is that,” Drusilla said.
    “I don’t know, but it looks pretty cool. It’s obviously an old map of some kind, but is it a map of something real or something else, a story in a book maybe?”
    Zee put down the scroll to take a second look at the miniature painting.
    “Hold on a sec. I’m going to go get a magnifying glass.”
    Zee put down the painting, which Drusilla proceeded to pick up, and then he ran off to the other room. Drusilla held the painting up to her eyes in an attempt to see more detail, but nothing stood out.
    After Zee returned, they both looked at the painting through the magnifying glass, hoping to find a clue.
    “I don’t see anything special here,” Zee said.
    “Neither do I,” remarked Drusilla.
    They put down the object with a look of disappointment on their faces, and then started shuffling through the other documents that were in the currently open box, and the other three boxes.
    Drusilla picked up the photos and said, “You know, Zee, most of the people in the pictures are in the paintings at the Art Club.”
    “Yeah, I noticed that too, but that doesn’t really help us much.”
    They continued looking through the documents, and then they picked up the notebook.
    “Look. It’s Professor Samil’s.”
    “Yeah, it looks like my dad’s handwriting.”
    They flipped through the notebook then turned back to the first page.

    Entry Number One:
    I’m getting closer to finding a way to stop the breach, but I think The Keeper is holding me back. After talking with some of the other creatures here, I think there must be more ways to stop Them and the other races surrounding The Other In Between.
    “Well, I guess we know what the map is for now,” Drusilla said.
    “Yeah, but we still don’t know what it means. Was he writing a book, or maybe some kind of novel?” Zee said.
    “Maybe, but let’s read the whole thing, and we might get a better idea,” Drusilla said.

    Back in Everville, The Keeper had been alerted as soon as Zee had opened the box, and he had been watching as Zee and Drusilla attempted to decipher the purpose of each object. He knew it would only be a matter of time before Zee discovered his father’s past. As The Keeper observed them, his face took on a look of concern and uncertainty.
    The Keeper approached one of the endless shelves in his workshop and looked at the objects which rested on one of them, glass containers identical to the one that Zee had found, each filled with the same shimmering liquid. The Keeper picked up one of the containers and inspected it while stroking his beard thoughtfully. He put down one container and picked up another, looking at it with the same curiosity.
    “It can’t be. Can it?” The Keeper said to himself, aloud. He rubbed his