"Then you might be the only one," he admitted. "Most of us were taken by surprise and shocked at the least. And there are other things besides, but you might be better off reading about them since some were before my time here," and also because he did not wish to stand in this hall way forever giving a history lesson of this place.

"Besides, there are a few things that should be gone over as well," he carried on. "Has anyone explained to you about wishing and losses here?" he asked, because that was always the first two subjects one needed to cover. Again, for the sake of preserving sanity.