The City of Dreaming Books

now you know how I came into possession of The Bloody Book and acquired the Orm. There is nothing more to tell.

开篇承诺闭环，plot 90。

And I joined in the Shadow King’s laughter, which now seemed to resonate from all directions

影王成精神同伴，cast 88。

Ah yes, I had definitely reached modern times, that little snatch of dialogue was proof enough for me.

书架分期即节拍，pace 89。

A daring enterprise undertaken in a spirit of curiosity or temerity, it is potentially life-threatening

词典体俏皮，prose 92。

You can smell the place from a long way off. It reeks of old books.

嗅觉立城，world 94。

Shoo! Begone, you cry-babies and quaffers of camomile tea, you wimps and softies!

驱读者即钩，hook 93。

Thereafter they allowed the storyline to relapse, becoming steadily duller and more inconsequential until it petered out halfway through a casual remark.

虚构文派当地图，innov 93。

That was the moment when I first felt the Orm. It surged over me like a hot wind, but not from the fires of Bookholm.

灵感降临收束，ending 91。