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PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF THE LIBRARY OF ILLUMINATION
LEVEL ZERO BOOKS

Action – Open Book: Absence of presence
Action – Close Book: Absence of presence
Consequence: No extra-physical properties [1]


LEVEL ONE BOOKS

Action - Open cover: Scene from book comes to life
Action - Close cover: Scene disappears
Consequence: No extra-physical properties [2]


LEVEL TWO BOOKS

Action - Open book: Scene from that page comes to life
Action – Close book: Characters/major objects disappear
Consequence: Detritus may not disappear. [3]


LEVEL THREE BOOKS

Action – Open book: Scene from that page comes to life
Action – Close book: Characters disappear
Consequence: Valuable objects may not disappear [4]


LEVEL FOUR BOOKS

Action – Open book: Characters come to life
Action – Close book: Characters do not disappear
Consequence: Mild havoc [5]


LEVEL FIVE BOOKS

Action – Open book: A portal to the literary world
Action – Close book: Intellectual interaction within the book
Consequence: Temporary or permanent disappearance from the physical world [6]


Footnotes:
[1] Book Three: Johanna borrows/buys books from outside libraries/stores to replace enchanted books for people
not approved to see them
[2] Book One: Pterosaur escapes into LOI when cover to a book on paleontology blows open
[3] Book One: Clippings from Jo’s haircut in Little Women litter the floor
[4] Book Two: Doubloons left behind by pirates of
Treasure Island
[5] Book Four: Casanova’s physical presence remains behind after he escapes from
Shakespeare's First Folio
[6] Book Four: Giacomo Casanova disappears into the pages of Shakespeare's First Folio