{"id":834,"date":"2015-10-04T15:42:32","date_gmt":"2015-10-04T21:42:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/andreslombana.net\/blog\/?p=834"},"modified":"2015-10-07T10:47:54","modified_gmt":"2015-10-07T16:47:54","slug":"visit-fifth-dimension","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/andreslombana.net\/blog\/2015\/10\/04\/visit-fifth-dimension\/","title":{"rendered":"A Visit to the Fifth Dimension"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After several months I run into the <a href=\"http:\/\/5dbooks.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Fifth Dimension mobile<\/a> again. This time, I couldn&#8217;t miss the chance of entering it and seeing on my own what was inside of a wandering and modified truck that functions as a bookstore of sci-fi books. Once inside I encountered a great selection of used and rare books sold at very good prices. The driver, a knowledgeable woman named Sukyi, told me the Fifth Dimension also traded books with its customers. &#8220;Everything is under 50% and we do also do book exchange,&#8221; she said.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/andreslombana.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_4469-1.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"835\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/andreslombana.net\/blog\/2015\/10\/04\/visit-fifth-dimension\/img_4469-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/andreslombana.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_4469-1.jpg?fit=1920%2C1440&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1920,1440\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 5s&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1443893917&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;32&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0015105740181269&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"bookmobile\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/andreslombana.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_4469-1.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/andreslombana.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_4469-1.jpg?fit=700%2C525&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/andreslombana.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_4469-1.jpg?resize=700%2C525&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"bookmobile\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-835\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/andreslombana.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_4469-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/andreslombana.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_4469-1.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/andreslombana.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_4469-1.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/andreslombana.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_4469-1.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/andreslombana.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_4469-1.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I went through the shelves and had time to read several books of the cyberpunk and post-apocaliptic genres. After several minutes of browsing through the shelves, I decided to focus on the classic Sci-Fi shelve and found <em>The End of Eternity<\/em>, a novel by Asimov on time travel and social engineering I wanted to read some years ago. Finally I found it in perhaps the most appropriate place for thinking about the paradoxes of time traveling. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/andreslombana.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_4496-1.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"837\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/andreslombana.net\/blog\/2015\/10\/04\/visit-fifth-dimension\/img_4496-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/andreslombana.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_4496-1.jpg?fit=1920%2C1440&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1920,1440\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 5s&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1443975335&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.033333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_4496 1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/andreslombana.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_4496-1.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/andreslombana.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_4496-1.jpg?fit=700%2C525&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/andreslombana.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_4496-1.jpg?resize=700%2C525&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"IMG_4496 1\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-837\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/andreslombana.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_4496-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/andreslombana.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_4496-1.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/andreslombana.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_4496-1.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/andreslombana.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_4496-1.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/andreslombana.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_4496-1.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After several months I run into the Fifth Dimension mobile again. 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