"We're getting closer. The man who lives in this lighthouse claims he's blind--that he can see fine, but only into the past. He's been living There longer than most people knew it existed."	-"And here you are."<br/> -"You're not coming?"<br/> -"Oh, no. This is as far as I go. In fact, it's further than I've been."	So my companion has left me here alone...
I'm honestly not sure what to expect...	-"I'm not quite sure I understand. You can only see into the past?"<br/> -"I only see what's in front of me. If I can't see it, then it's already gone. And nothing but an echo."<br/> -"What am I, then? Just an echo?"	"Let me ask you this...do you often feel like you've been in more than one Place at once? ..perhaps, more-so, since you've been Here?"
-"Have you seen the birds? Of course you have. They're calling themselves 'guardians' now, aren't they?"<br/> -"Are they not?"<br/> -"I'm not really sure what they are. Fascinating creatures, though."	-"And how 'bout that King? He's an odd fellow, isn't he?"<br/> -"You've met him?"<br/> -"Oh, a long time ago. Much too long a time ago for me to remember, though."<br/> -"I thought you could only see into the past?"<br/> -"Yes. Still, my eyes are not what they used to be."	-"Ah, so you found the Tree then!"<br/> -"Yes..wait..have you been there? To that town?"<br/> -"Oh, I probably wouldn't remember if I tried."
-"Are you aware that there's a ship nearby? It's been pacing along the shores since I got Here."<br/> -"Oh, is he still out There?"<br/> -"Who?"<br/> -"It's that damned Cartographer. He wants me to show him what I've seen. As if he didn't have enough maps already!"
-"He's still out there. What's the deal with him and these maps anyway?"<br/> -"If I had to guess, I'd say he's looking for a way Out."<br/> -"Out?"<br/> -"Back to Before."<br/> -"Is that even possible?	-"You think we oughtta do something?"<br/> -"About the Cartographer? ...No, I don't think so. All we can do now is wait. But please, go on...what of this fiery-eyed woman from the jazz bar??"	-"Say, the Clouds are comin on strong all of a sudden. Something feels off."<br/> -"No, no, go on. About the Clockmaker and the King...what did you find in the museum??"
- "..In the museum? Oh..I..guess I passed out. Everything went blurry, like at the Cathedral. The last thing I saw was an antique clock...a ship!"<br/> - "Like the one the cartographer took?"<br/> - "No..this one had sails...but I did hear the King talking to the Clockmaker! ..Something about an experiment gone wrong..about time all amuck, and about the missing 6's!