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What does it mean?
Characters move through unknown spaces beyond their familiar environment, highlighting the vastness of the unknown.
In plain terms
People go places they don't know exist.
What can you take from it?
Acknowledge there is always more world than you know.

Where it applies

  • reading fiction
  • traveling
  • exploring new cities

Putting it to work

  • keep a travel journal
  • visit unfamiliar neighborhoods

Questions to consider

  • What unknown places have you visited recently?
  • How does the unknown make you feel?

Another view

The quote assumes the character has a fixed 'house' to contrast against.

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