Stacks

The library was quiet.  Hushed.  Stifling.  The air was corralled behind concrete walls and pressed under the weight of years until it seemed to have the consistency of porridge.  Merely opening the door sent dust sweeping away in great gray clouds. 

On the shelves, the books slumbered, half of them grown so fragile that only the unbroken stillness let them retain their shape.  They slumped into piles of rot as as passed.

The librarian gripped my arm – not even those of her order would dare to speak here – and pointed down.

Footsteps in the dust.

Leading back outside. 

Only outside.

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Don't forget the UFO giveaway!  And bonus news: the original UFO will soon be available at Barnes and Noble!  Only a hundred copies or so total, but still, that's pretty huge for a small press.  Shvartsman is some sort of minor deity of marketing.

Kickstarter for UFO 2 is still going on...