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“What is this world coming to?” Nick muttered, standing on the bridge looking into the dirty water of the River Thames. He was about to climb the railing of the Millennium Bridge, ready to jump when a strange shimmer of light coming off the water caught his eye. It was like a shard of light that he had never seen before, reflecting off the muddy water towards the Monument, splitting the world around him in two. It was early, and the first surge of commuters were starting to appear and cross the bridge. Nick followed the light along the waters edge, down a side alley, a few streets before London Bridge. The light came to an end on an old brick wall on the side of a building and when Nick reached out to touch the light, he found to his surprise that he was able to wedge his fingers inside. With a little force, he was able to enlarge the crack quite easily and peer inside. What he saw was an exact mirror image of the city around him. He could see the Millennium Bridge, Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre, the Tate Modern and even a carbon copy of himself looking back at him. Struck with fear, Nick fell backwards as the carbon copy of himself pushed his way through the crack and looked at him with a grin. “Fancy seeing you here,” the new Nick said with confidence, holding out his hand. “Here let me help you up.” Nick took the new Nick’s hand and the two stared at each other for a few moments. “Who are you?” Nick stammered. “I’m you, or you’re me, whichever you prefer,” he grinned again. “I’ve been waiting for someone to open up the crack on this side and I had a funny feeling it would be you, or me.” Nick backed away nervously. “What do you want from me?” “Nothing,” he chirped. “But if there’s not someone there on the other side to peel their side away, it’s impossible to get through.” “Right,” Nick grimaced, still unsure. “What do you want exactly?” “Just a change of scenery, I know the city may look the same through the crack of light, but I can assure you that each parallel universe is quite different,” the new Nick explained. “Take you and me. We may look the same but I’m happy as Larry and you’re, well, I’m guessing from the look on your face things aren’t exactly going to plan for you in this world?” “That’s an understatement,” Nick sighed. “This world’s gone completely bonkers. You wouldn’t even believe me if I told you what’s been happening here.” “I can help you,” the new Nick told him, optimistically. “We can swop worlds for a few days and meet back here to see if we like it or not. If we don’t like it, we’ll simply swop back. I look exactly like you, nobody will know the difference and even if someone gets suspicious, they’ll probably just think you’re having a funny turn or that you’ve turned over a new leaf.” Nick took a deep breath, contemplating the offer and concluded, “Well I was just about to jump in the River Thames, what have I got to lose?” The two Nicks shook hands and Nick stepped through the crack into his new world and the new Nick waved goodbye as he sealed the crack. “Goodluck,” Nick said, sealing the crack from his side too with little or no intention of ever going back to his old world. Nick took a deep breath and looked at his new world around him, hopeful that things would be different here. He had to take the chance. You know it’s time to leave your world and enter a new dimension in time and space, when everyone around you is fighting over a roll of toilet paper.