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look.” and handed the book to Adam.
    When Nate heard what Owen had said about the book, he almost choked on his brandy and his face turned white as a ghost.
    “Owen! You said you met him two years ago?”
    “Yes. He signed that copy for me. I even have a photograph of us together, there on the wall.”
    The boys walked over to the photograph. Adam opened the book and it said, “To my good friend Owen and it was signed Mark Twain.
    Owen concerned by the expressions on their faces asked, “Are you boys okay? You aren’t looking too good.”
    Adam and Nate swallowed and said, “We’re okay. It’s just been a very long and very strange day.”
    “Why don’t you turn in? As you said, it has been a long day. Come, I’ll show you to your room.”
    He led them to the end of the hall and said, “There you go. There’s extra blankets in the closet. Get some rest. We’ll talk in the morning.”
    Adam and Nate thanked him and Owen pulled the door closed as he left the room.
    “Nate,” Adam said, “I don’t understand what’s going on, but we must have somehow traveled back in time.”
    “Before all this, I would have said you’re crazy, but there’s no other way to explain what’s going on here? That Paul guy wasn’t crazy, after all.”
    “It had to have been the storm, remember that weird fog and the motor conking out and the power went out? Then, when the fog cleared everything came back on, but our phones wouldn’t work and our GPS because they run off satellites, which they didn’t have in 1882. The reason we can’t find the dock is, it doesn’t exist.
    “I can’t argue with you, but I’m praying we wake up soon and this is just a bad dream.”
    “I say we get some rest and try to figure this out in the morning.”
    “Sounds good to me, but you do realize we’re in the old west and that Liam is a real gunslinger and we knocked him out. We need to be on our toes and get the hell out of dodge as soon as possible.”
    “Those are just movies and dime store novels. I’m sure he’ll forget all about it. I’m done thinking. Let’s get some rest and talk about it in the morning.”
    They were so exhausted, within minutes, both men were fast asleep.

 
     
    CHAPTER FIVE
    Adam woke first and for a second, he thought, “Thank god, it was just a dream.” Then he saw Nate looking out the window.
    “Damn man, I thought it was just a dream. Then I see you looking out the window and I realized, nope it’s real.”
    “I thought the same thing too, then I looked out the window and remembered where we are.”
    “What’re you looking at outside man?”
    “It’s raining. In fact, it’s raining very hard. You know, I was thinking and I remember hearing strange tales of ships and planes disappearing at sea during storms. I’ve always thought they were just stories, but now I’m beginning to wonder. Were they just stories?”
    “I don’t know man. Maybe they’re not just stories.”
    “Maybe storms generate so much raw energy that they create a rift in time and open a doorway. The storm that hit us was so powerful, there’s no telling where it came from or what kind of changes it could have made.”
    “Yeah. It was a strong storm and nearly capsized us.”
    “Well, that may be out ticket home.”
    Adam looked at him curiously.
    “Wait. Hear me out. If a big storm could open a doorway once, maybe it can do the same thing again and open that door and we can go home?”
    “Are you crazy? We nearly died. Besides, how much fuel do you have left on the boat?”
    “About half a tank. Hey, I know it’s a crazy idea, but it could be our only chance. I say we go for it?”
    What if you’re wrong? Say we go back out and the storms not big enough and we run out of fuel. We’ll be stranded out at sea and we die. I’d rather take my chances here.”
    But what if we knew the storm would be a strong one. I may know a way to find out when there will be a big storm coming our way. Would you be willing to