5 David sat in the attic of the old house with his grandfather sunlight streaming around them David sat cross-legged on the floor a large black book open in his lap Come on Davy you can do it But Grandpa my head feels funny It s the words Davy the power in them Concentrate like I taught you and it will go away I know you can do it if you just do what I taught you Dave looked at the page and concentrated reaching out and focusing his will on the words They seemed to move before his eyes like spiders scurrying to escape his mental grasp He squinted and narrowed his concentration so that the words were the only thing in his mind and they swam into focus Grandpa I can read it! he yelled in the triumphant tones of a child What does it say Davy El nazir aranon eryx contani Good and what does it mean Reality is as we perceive it to be Yes Davy But what does it really mean beyond just the words What d ya mean Grandpa I mean that the words have power Davy They mean that nothing is real unless we believe it to be real They mean that we can change what exists around us by the application of our wills Magic to put it simply But Grandpa why are you teaching me this Because Davy I love you And because I love you I want you to have a good life I want you to understand and be at peace with the things around you and with yourself But how Grandpa You ll understand as soon as you realize what you can do