The New World: (part 2) Unfamiliarization

  “Nadia… You’re home.” She stood up slowly in disbelief, trying to separate herself from the magic of the beckoning bookshelves.   “We’ve been waiting for you,” the wise man in the colorful robe told her. Confused, dumbfounded, Nadia stood, frozen.   Nadia? So that was her name. But how had she awoken in such