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[thebreakingwave]

This last jump left me with a pretty good collection of books and I was just wondering if anyone's been to update the library booklist since Claudius left us? Also, if there's no one running the library anymore, maybe we could get a volunteer?

And, well, I suppose to make it easier for them, if people want to reply here with the books they've gotten, that would be great.

Or, umm, if you have a look at the list I'm attaching and think there's one I ought to start with reading first, because you liked it, I'd like to know that too? I've had the textbooks for a while and gone through them a couple times.

Best Loved Classics: Poems, Short Stories, and Excerpts from the Best of Western Literature
Foundations of Science
Discovering Our Past: Vol 2 (1500 to Present)
Thaumetallurgy
Sepphoris' Guide to Magical Glasswork
Sofies Verden by Jostein Gaarder (Not in English?)
The Complete Shakespeare (in a bit of a state, sorry.)
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Lord of the Flies by William Golding
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
1984 by George Orwell
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick
Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut.
The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov
Huis Clos by Jean-Paul Sartre
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce
Equus by Peter Shaffer
A stack of romance novels with titles like The Sailor's Saucy Gambit. (Sorry about this one, too.)

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[becauseihaveto]

No one is running the library? [Abby doesn't know why that surprises her, simply that it does. Oh and, since he asked...]

I prefer Shakespeare so I know the things I'd pick from the list, but what kind of things do you like to read?

[thebreakingwave]

I don't think so? Or if there is, I haven't seen them.

[Harry shrugs. He still misses Claudius. Even if he wasn't a wizard, it was really nice to have someone to speak a little Latin with.]

And, as for what I like to read, I had to go through a lot of textbooks for school, but I've never really gotten into novels or anything like that. There's a few things in that first one, the Best Loved that are pretty good.

[becauseihaveto]

Hm. [Abby ponders for a minute then refocuses again.] Well, like I said, I like Shakespeare but he's not for everyone. [A faint smile.] 1984 is good. It's about a future with a government that controls everything. To Kill a Mockingbird is about segregation and equal rights. It's sad but really good, too.

[Her smile grows a little.]

It's hard for me to pick just a few. I read a lot.

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[testgasm]

just for the record the electric sheep thing is a myth

[thebreakingwave]

Thank you.

[testgasm]

you're welcome

always here to dispel android-related myths and misconceptions

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[heterogamete]

I have an academic text to contribute. It may be especially pertinent to fellow scientific minds, considering our... current predicament.

[ it's not like he's got any need for his own book. it's all in his head(s). literally. ]

[thebreakingwave]

That would be greatly appreciated. The book I have is more of an introduction.

[heterogamete]

Splendid. And where might I drop it off?

not here

[endureandsurvive]

[Yeah someone might wanna do inventory before someone loots their way through the whole library cough cough.]

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[needsheadphones]

"Magical glasswork"?

[thebreakingwave]

Most of what we've got here isn't the same sort of glass, but a lot of the basic principles still apply. Or at least, they have so far.

[Be relieved! Harry has not (yet) blown anything up.]

[needsheadphones]

... Yeah, but-- go back to the "magical" part for me?

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[braverys]

There's a library here?

[ Belle is positively beaming at the very thought. She seems to visibly perk up, smiling widely. ]

I'd love to see it! I was the librarian in my world and I would be more than happy to volunteer to take care of it, if there needs to be someone.

[thebreakingwave]

It's not much of one, not yet, but it's here and if you'd care to run it, I'd be glad to show you around? I've been working my way through what's there, but I'm not really coming to it with any experience.

[It's a smallish room on the tenth floor with a parchment sign reading: 'The Place of the Cure of the Soul' magically affixed to one of the walls. There's also a collection of paper novels, scrolls, and digital media.]

I think most of Claudius' notes on where things go are in Latin.

[braverys]

It sounds absolutely wonderful. I do love books of all kinds, so I would love to look around.

[ Anything with books is more than enough for Belle. Even one book is enough to please her for - well, far longer than some people might be comfortable admitting. ]

Latin? [ That must be a strange new language. ] I could learn it? I do understand some ancient languages.

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[summerlord]

[Interest piqued.] Where is the library?

[thebreakingwave]

It's on the tenth floor. I've put a sign outside?

[Attached to this message, there's a poorly drawn diagram of how to get there from the oxygen gardens. It's a central enough location that it should help orient anyone.]

[summerlord]

Thank you. I would like to look through it.

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[inspirited]

Wow that's quite a collection—

I don't think anyone is keeping up with the library as far as I know, but I don't mind volunteering.

[thebreakingwave]

I suppose that who or whatever is running this place has some sympathy for people who're easily bored.

And, thank you, volunteers are always welcome.

[inspirited]

Well whatever the reason it's nice to see to have more books around here.

[she smiles] It's not problem, I'd be happy to help in whatever way I can.

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[likescats]

I WOULD BE MORE THEN HAPPY TO LEND A HAND. I HAVE QUITE THE LARGE LIBRARY IN MY OWN HOUSE.

[The voice kinda just appears in your head. Also Death those are kinda different sorts of books then most libraries but yeah.....]

[thebreakingwave]

Wonderful. I'm sure that someone --[Probably not Harry? Hopefully not Harry? Totally going to end up being Harry.]-- will set up some sort of roster.

[likescats]

THAT SOUNDS LIKE A FINE IDEA. IF YOU DO NOT MIND THE QUESTION, HOW EXACTLY DID YOU COME ACROSS THESE BOOKS?