DIRECTIONS

This is not really a book.

This is a building in the shape of a book . . . a maze. Each numbered page depicts a room in the Maze. The doors in each room lead to other rooms. For example, the room on page 1 has doors leading to rooms 20, 26, 41, and 21. To go through door number 20, simply turn to page 20.

Your challenge is to find your way from room 1 (after the Prologue) to room 45 and then back to room 1 using the shortest possible path. If you use your head, you should be able to make the journey in only sixteen steps.

There are any number of clues in the drawings and in the story to help you choose the right door in each room. Clues in a series of rooms may relate to one another, and may indicate a path. Other clues may refer to a specific door in a single room.

Anything in this book might be a clue.

Not all clues are necessarily trustworthy.

Once you've found the shortest path in and out of the Maze, challenge yourself further. Go back and find the riddle hidden in room 45. The answer to that riddle is concealed somewhere on the shortest path.

Now proceed to the Prologue . . . your guide awaits you.

NOTE FROM THE WEB DESIGNER: As of June 2025, I have not solved the Maze nor looked up any solutions. There are no "hidden" links in the clickable image maps, and you are free to explore any of the page links at the bottom whenever you want. In fact, I'm certain you can't solve the maze just by clicking on the doors in the image. Pay attention to the clues, and then turn to the "page" that clues imply by clicking on the page numbers at the bottom. Remember, Maze is a book that I've only re-created as a web site, and books don't stop you from flipping to any page you like whenever you want. The solution to the maze is not just finding the path to the center and back, but understanding why that path is the solution based on the clues in the pictures and text.

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