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“Not all who wander are lost. But you, Arthur, are certainly misplaced.”

He landed back on his sofa with a soft oomph . The TV was on. The documentary about peat bogs was just beginning.

The cushions of his sofa hardened into cold, carved stone. The smell of dust and old paper was replaced by petrichor and woodsmoke. He blinked. He was no longer in his living room in Bath, England. He was standing on a rain-slicked stone pier, lanterns swaying in a damp wind, before a sign that read: Searching for- the rings of power season 2 in-A...

“Arthur Pendelton. Bath. I… I was searching for a streaming show.”

The “A” hung there, quivering. Arthur leaned forward. In A? In America? In Amazon? In Auckland ? “Not all who wander are lost

The Elf sighed, a sound like wind through a dead forest. “You and half of Middle-earth. We don’t have ‘streaming.’ We have stronding . It’s like wading through a narrative river. It’s slower. Wetter. More existential dread.” He stamped Arthur’s chest—it didn’t hurt, but left a glowing blue rune on his cardigan. “Follow the Hobbit with the tablet.”

A grumpy Elf in a high-vis vest was stamping tickets. He looked at Arthur. “Name?” The documentary about peat bogs was just beginning

The television, a stubborn beast that had been state-of-the-art in 2018, offered no suggestions. No autofill. Just a blinking cursor, mocking him.