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letter. IGHAFDHBGIAGA. Well, that isn’t helpful. There are thirteen numbers. What an unlucky amount. Racking your brain, you struggle to figure out what has thirteen numbers. The people here are so superstitious that the number is rarely used. Staring at the page in front of you, nothing comes to mind. The rest of the world goes unnoticed as the paper holds your attention.
Something cold touches the back of your neck. Nearly jumping out of your skin, you turn and see the librarian holding a lantern. She apologizes profusely and explains that she only wanted to check on you. She's even carrying a blanket. As the hammering in your chest starts to subside, the librarian gives you a gentle smile while passing the blanket to you. You wrap it around your shoulders, and the librarian asks if you're looking for a book. Quirking your head, she realizes that you don’t know what she’s talking about. She starts telling you about how the number on your paper is the code for a book. Does the library use thirteen-digit codes for books? You ask why they use an unlucky number. Apparently, the code uses fourteen characters, not thirteen. The librarian adds a dash, changing the sequence to 978-1648279171.
She swiftly disappears into the bookstacks, bringing you an old novel. It is a hardcover with a gold
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