being closed, followed by footsteps returning to her desk. This was confirmed by the chink of her china teacup in its saucer and the rhythmic stamp ... stamp … of her progress through a book.
“Phew!” They let out their collective breath so loudly they were afraid they might give themselves away.
Now they repeated the code they'd found – N.II.Sigma.N.19 - and wondered what the numbers, letters and symbols could stand for.
They decided to start in the centre of the library and so off they trooped, Muko leading the way. Once they were there, they saw again the great gnarled roots of the Tree of Wisdom poking through the ceiling, branching out and worming their way into the shelves. It really did look like the tree was sucking its strength from the books.
From this central part of the library, which had only two floors, four corridors branched out towards the four wings of the library. Each wing had two extra floors – four altogether – and they were all similarly lined with bookcases full of books. The second floor in the central part was reached via a curved staircase. Its balustrade had been thoroughly invaded by tree roots which had had wound themselves thickly around it.
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