Стража! Стража!

           Strungyoualong,letyoufallinthingy,love,withher,thenkickedyouinna,inna,thingy.Thingy,inyourmouth.Tongue.Tonsils.Teeth.That’swhatit,she,did.Shewasa...thing,youknow,ladydog.Puppy.Hen.Bitch. Andthenyouhatedherand,andjustwhenyouthoughtyou’dgother,it,outofyour,your,whatever,thensheopenedhergreatboomingrottenhearttoyou,caughtyouoffbal,bal,bal,thing.Ance.Yeah.Thassit. Neverknewwherewhereyoustood.Lay.Onlythingyouweresureof,youcouldn’tlethergo.Because,becauseshewasyours,allyouhad,eveninhergutters... 

           DampdarknessshroudedthevenerablebuildingsofUnseenUniversity,premiercollegeofwizardry. TheonlylightwasafaintoctarineflickerfromthetinywindowsofthenewHighEnergyMagicbuilding,wherekeen-edgedmindswereprobingtheveryfabricoftheuniverse,whetheritlikeditornot. 

           Andtherewaslight,ofcourse,intheLibrary. 

           TheLibrarywasthegreatestassemblageofmagicaltextsanywhereinthemultiverse.Thousandsofvolumesofoccultloreweighteditsshelves. 

           Itwassaidthat,sincevastamountsofmagiccanseriouslydistortthemundaneworld,theLibrarydidnotobeythenormalrulesofspaceandtime.Itwassaidthatitwentonforever. Itwassaidthatyoucouldwanderfordaysamongthedistantshelves,thattherewerelosttribesofresearchstudentssomewhereinthere,thatstrangethingslurkedinforgottenalcovesandwerepreyedonbyotherthingsthatwereevenstranger. 

           Wisestudentsinsearchofmoredistantvolumestookcaretoleavechalkmarksontheshelvesastheyroameddeeperintothefustydarkness,andtoldfriendstocomelookingforthemiftheyweren’tbackbysupper.