The bridge ended in silence.
Not the kind that waits for sound, but the kind that remembers it.
Before me stretched an ocean of shelves suspended in midair—an impossible labyrinth spiraling upward and downward into infinity. Each shelf shimmered faintly, filled with transparent books that pulsed like quiet hearts.
The titles changed every few seconds, flickering between languages I didn't know and names that might've been real once.
Some glowed.Most didn't.
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[ System Notice: Location — The Library of Forgotten Drafts ][ Function: Containment of Abandoned Narratives ][ Advisory: Reading May Cause Identity Overlap ]
Arjun's ember flickered uncertainly. This place feels like déjà vu with better lighting.
"Yeah," I said softly. "Like walking through someone's hard drive after they stopped believing in save files."
What's inside them?
"Everything no one finished."
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