Dunster Doesn't Want You Stealing Its Books

"Look at our spines! We have such pretty spines!"
"Look at our spines! We have such pretty spines!"

Sounds reasonable. But the whole double-metal-bar-thing seems more intimidating than it should be. Look at what FlyBy found today.

This really raises some profound questions about the purpose of having books in the Dunster Library in the first place. For decoration? To permeate the hallowed room with an appropriately musty smell? For general authenticity, whatever that word means? Or, just so that the Dunster Library can be called....a library?

If it's for the latter reason, allow us to raise another question: is a book really a book if it can't be read? So, if these "objects" are not books after all, then perhaps this room is not a library either. Just sayin'. (Off with the bars!)

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