I've read a short story once, where a young man bought an antique table in which he discovered 3 secret drawers. He opened up the first one and read a long letter left there by a young woman, who was the previous owner of the table. On a whim, he decided to write her a reply which he placed back in the drawer. Some time later, he opened up the second drawer and found her reply to his letter. Somehow there was a time displacement and their letters travelled through time. So they fell in love and of course it was doomed. What I never understood was: why didn't he open up all 3 drawers at once? Wouldn't that have been logical?