NW2009 (006) - Hidden Library
As Jane stepped inside the marble shed, a soft glow emanated from the walls. Five steps into the shed and the door closed revealing a desk, a chair, a small library of books on architecture, structures of antiquity, and other similar titles comprised fully half of the collection. The others seemed to be haphazardly selected, only of interest to an undergraduate bent on finishing their degree. She opened the small drawer on her right and a space appeared behind her small collection of files. Taking the galoshes off of each foot, Jane dried off each boot and placed them into the drawer - the files were gently cramped against the outside door and the weight made the drawer sag. Jane tried opening and closing the drawer to make sure the addition of the boots would not restrict the drawer's capacity to be closed.
Now wearing only socks, Jane closed the drawer and followed the left wall until she found a small break in the paint. Lifting a brick rotated a small semi-circle from which she withdrew her shoes. Moving the brick back into place, the wall returned to normal as Jane turned right and walked downstairs. The dim, flashing lights got brighter as the sounds of raindrops outside the shed grew dim. Seventeen steps later, the second floor of the shed revealed an interesting shape carved into the marble wall. An archway with the word "McGuffin" had been manually scraped into the wall. Outside and above the archway remained the wall, similar in dimension, thickness, and color as the rest of the second floor of the marble shed. Within the archway itself, only a dark, dark sheet of a vaguely reflective surface lay horizontally rippling along the wall.
Now wearing only socks, Jane closed the drawer and followed the left wall until she found a small break in the paint. Lifting a brick rotated a small semi-circle from which she withdrew her shoes. Moving the brick back into place, the wall returned to normal as Jane turned right and walked downstairs. The dim, flashing lights got brighter as the sounds of raindrops outside the shed grew dim. Seventeen steps later, the second floor of the shed revealed an interesting shape carved into the marble wall. An archway with the word "McGuffin" had been manually scraped into the wall. Outside and above the archway remained the wall, similar in dimension, thickness, and color as the rest of the second floor of the marble shed. Within the archway itself, only a dark, dark sheet of a vaguely reflective surface lay horizontally rippling along the wall.
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