The speaker recounts an unexpected experience from his youth, where he had boarded a bus in 1994 that led him to a mysterious world, referred to as "7 beyond". The story begins with him recalling his early 20s, and his routine of boarding a bus to college. One day, a woman on the bus warned him not to go to "7". Confused, he got off the bus at a strange location. The bus continued its journey, leaving him stranded. Despite the strange occurrence, he decided to return to his normal routine.
Years later, he found himself discussing this incident on social media, leading to a surge of interest in "7 beyond". He recounts how he had created a community on Orkut named "7 beyond", where people from all over Brazil started joining. However, he eventually canceled the community due to the influx of strange individuals.
He notes that "7 beyond" is a recurring theme in history, with periods of intense interest followed by a lapse of discussion. He reflects on the idea of parallel universes, describing how our consciousness can influence the universe we inhabit, and how we can "jump" between universes. He concludes by emphasizing the strangeness of "7 beyond", a universe that is far away but appears close due to some anomaly, and where the inhabitants don't want visitors from their universe.
1. The speaker was surprised when they entered a mysterious world, referred to as "7 beyond". [Source: Document 1]
2. The speaker has been a fan of the band and thinks they deserve recognition. [Source: Document 1]
3. The speaker's first experience of "7" occurred in 1994. [Source: Document 1]
4. The speaker was in college at the time and worked at a video store to save money. [Source: Document 1]
5. The speaker boarded a bus every day to go to college and took the bus to Vila Mariana station. [Source: Document 1]
6. The speaker got on the bus alone and was listening to music, not noticing anything unusual. [Source: Document 1]
7. The speaker was surprised when a woman on the bus warned them not to go to "7". [Source: Document 1]
8. The speaker got off the bus when the conductor asked them to, feeling embarrassed. [Source: Document 1]
9. The speaker was in their early 20s and had no idea what "7" meant. [Source: Document 1]
10. The speaker's parents suggested that they might have taken a bus from a company event or a chartered one. [Source: Document 1]
11. The speaker looked up the word "7" in a street guide and found nothing that indicated the word "setealem". [Source: Document 1]
12. The speaker created a community called "7 beyond" in 1994 but stopped it after a few months. [Source: Document 1]
13. The speaker started a new community called "Vila Carioca" and kept the stories of "7 beyond" to themselves. [Source: Document 1]
14. The speaker's secret identity is a writer and they have published several books. [Source: Document 1]
15. The speaker found out about the Facebook community "7 besides" after leaving a comment on a Buzzfeed article. [Source: Document 1]
16. The speaker started receiving friend requests and quotes from them on Facebook and Buzzfeed after leaving the comment. [Source: Document 1]
17. The speaker was approached by various internet channels to write reports about "7 beyond". [Source: Document 1]
18. The speaker believes that "7 beyond" is a parallel universe that is very close to ours and changes all the time due to consciousness. [Source: Document 1]