Participating in the reading life
Of others was not unique to the wife
Of Vern's son but had suddenly evolved
In all readers where the planet revolved,
An ability frequently described
As "hooking a thumb and hitching a ride."
Merging with what Vern called Dark Matter's store
Of all the tales that will be, are, or were,
One knew nothing of the person reading,
Understanding was what one was heeding,
And each reader who shared this advantage
Joined a human library of knowledge.