An Atrium
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Several galleries join here, forming a many-limbed intersection. […] Look up, and you can see hundreds of levels of bookshelves and mezzanines. At the very top, a dome in the ceiling with a clerestory the size of a village.
[…] "Which way?"Description summary:
Part of the first paragraph varies with 
The Hour in the Library:. The second paragraph varies with 
Wandering the Stacks with:.
| An Hour of... | Description |
|---|---|
| Weak Pale Sunlight, Sickly Pale Sunlight | You are briefly out of the cramped, twisting galleries; pale sunlight filters in from above. |
| Dim Pale Moonlight, Cold Pale Moonlight | You are briefly out of the cramped, twisting galleries; pale moonlight filters in from above. |
| Darkness | You are briefly out of the cramped, twisting galleries; weak candlelight filters in from above. |
| Wandering the Stacks with: | Description |
|---|---|
| 1 - The Last Duchess 10 - Several Officers of your Crew | The Last Duchess surveys the different paths you could follow from here. |
| 2 - Tatterdemalion 11 - Several Officers of your Crew | Tatterdemalion surveys the different paths you could follow from here. |
| 3 - The Forlorn Shepherd | The Forlorn Shepherd surveys the different paths you could follow from here. |
| 4 - The Illuminated Shepherd | The Illuminated Shepherd surveys the different paths you could follow from here. |
| 5 - Summer | Summer surveys the different paths you could follow from here. |
| 101 - The Clamorous Cartographer | FATE |
| 102 - The Graven Apostate | The Graven Apostate surveys the different paths you could follow from here. |
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Card drawn in 
The Stacks
Occurs with Standard Frequency
Can not be discarded except by effects clearing your hand.
Options:
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Challenge information
Broad,
Watchful 220 || 151 - very chancy (41%) || 187 - chancy (51%) || 224 - modest (61%) || 261 - very modest (71%) || 297 - low-risk (81%) || 334 - straightforward (91%) || 367 - straightforward (100%)Each point of
Inerrant adds 15 points of Watchful.Each point of
Route Traced through the Library adds 15 points of Watchful.Success
Forward
You've lost 1 x Route Traced through the Library
You've gained 5 x Perusing the Stacks (if 
In Search of Lost Time is exactly 1)
You've gained 5 x Finding the Centre (if In Search of Lost Time is exactly 2)
Failure
Lost
Noises in the Library is increasing… (+6 CP)
Course correct
- Spoiler Locked with
In Search of Lost Time 2
Challenge information
Broad,
Watchful 300 || 205 - very chancy (41%) || 255 - chancy (51%) || 305 - modest (61%) || 355 - very modest (71%) || 405 - low-risk (81%) || 455 - straightforward (91%) || 500 - straightforward (100%)Each point of
Fragmentary Ontology adds 15 points of Watchful.Success
Decoding
Watchful is increasing…- You've gained 5 x Perusing the Stacks
- You've gained 1-2 x Route Traced through the Library
You've lost 1 x Fragmentary Ontology
Failure
Spirals
- Watchful is increasing…
- You've gained 1 x Perusing the Stacks
- Noises in the Library is increasing… (+1 CP)
Open a black door
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Library Key, 
Exploring with the Apostate
Success
Black keys
You've gained 50 x Tantalising Possibility
You've lost 1 x Library Key
You're surviving alongside the Graven Apostate. (Raises 
Acquaintance: The Graven Apostate by 1, up to 6)
The light in the library is cold, like a moon just hanging over the horizon. (Sets The Hour in the Library: to 10 - An Hour of Cold Pale Moonlight)
- Wiki note: This is a different level than the usual Hour of Cold Pale Moonlight. It is used to unlock
A Solonacean Gallery.
- Wiki note: This is a different level than the usual Hour of Cold Pale Moonlight. It is used to unlock
- You've gained 10 x Perusing the Stacks (if In Search of Lost Time is exactly 1)
- You've gained 10 x Finding the Centre (if In Search of Lost Time is exactly 2)
