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triskellianThey're strange places. I've just used my university's library for the first time, without benefit of introductory library tour, or anything like that. I knew the shelf mark I was looking for, so I was able to find the books I wanted, but not without marvelling at the way libraries behave differently to all other sorts of rooms. There are caves and secret passages, mysterious basements and lofty galleries. People behave differently, and not just more quietly.
The lobby of the library, which I'd visited before, to see a friend who works there, had lulled me into a false sense of security. I'd forgotten that libraries exist in strange parallel dimensions, and that conventional directions and dimensions work differently.
The lobby of the library, which I'd visited before, to see a friend who works there, had lulled me into a false sense of security. I'd forgotten that libraries exist in strange parallel dimensions, and that conventional directions and dimensions work differently.
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Libraries
It was great in there. Best bit of all was a huge tall tower with dozens of floors (well, it seemed like it - does anyone know how many floors the UL tower really has ?).
I was quite sure there were secret books in there. Somewhere.
Warped dimensions
Date: 2003-02-06 02:38 am (UTC)Re: Warped dimensions
Date: 2003-02-06 08:05 am (UTC)The new Pratchett book has some mention of the warping effect of libraries
You surprise me.
Re: Warped dimensions
Date: 2003-02-06 08:07 am (UTC)Re: Warped dimensions
Date: 2003-02-06 08:32 am (UTC)All I meant is that I haven't read it either, or read the blurb, or ever seen it, and I don't know the title. But I still could have told you that it mentions the warping effect of libraries ;-)
Re: Warped dimensions
Date: 2003-02-06 08:52 am (UTC)