[ Mithos tenses, his smile straining. But- he takes a breath and composes himself again. ]

Then rather than magic, wouldn’t a simpler explanation be that we were lied to?

[ After all, most people don’t recognize or give serious thought to the idea of other dimensions. But the way this person talks, it’s as though that’s the most reasonable explanation possible. It didn’t make sense. ]

Theaters create props like these books all the time. If this weren’t a real library to start with, it would explain why the plumbing doesn’t work and why there is so little inside.