The answer to the question was not immediate. Nor could it be. In front of him, Nubky witnessed the figure of a man he had never seen, and his exact duplicate. As if they were identical twins.
-This is Nubky, Jack. He is the centerpiece of all this. You will understand now. You will. Follow me.
Nubky felt a fiery storm firing in his neurons. There was so much information arriving that there was no time to assimilate, much less speak. He tried, but nothing came out. The Australian was going through the same thing. The two stared at each other and it was as if their puzzled expressions answered with more questions than they already had.
-Is here. The mirrored lake. Where the continuous flow of time passes. Past and future follow parallels and opposites. You will have all the answers you want. They go. Follow!
-Like this? Go where? -Nubky asked.
-This is a frozen lake. Where are we going? -Completed Jack, with the same amazement.