Prologue

The Compass of Curiosity

There's a question that often lingers in the air, unspoken but

always present, like a whisper on the wind: What if?

It is the question that sparked humanity's greatest discoveries, from

the depths of the oceans to the vastness of space. It is the spark that

lights the fire of exploration, that urges us to look beyond what we

know, beyond the surface of things, to seek the mysteries that lie

hidden in the world around us.