# ========================================================================================= # Hidden Library # ======================================================================================== #Messages in Hidden Library message_0: text: You find a book of interest.\! Read an excerpt? #======================================================================================== # THE RIDE HOME #======================================================================================== message_1: text: \"One by one, they fell asleep on the car ride home.\!
It was a long day at the beach, after all, and everyone
was exhausted.\" message_2: text: \"☐☐☐ was the first to nod off, then the rest.\" message_3: text: \"As the sun set over the freeway, ☐'s head
accidently drops onto ☐☐☐☐☐☐'s shoulder.

The sudden jolt wakes him,
but he doesn't dare open his eyes.\" message_4: text: \"He pretends to be asleep and steadies his breathing.\!
He listens to the sound of the road.\" message_5: text: \"He feels the soft sun resting on his skin, and the slight tinge of pain on his nose from tomorrow's sunburn.\" message_6: text: \"He is happy...\! very, very happy...\!
And he makes a vow to himself, that no matter what,
he will remember this moment forever.\" #======================================================================================== # Tracks: #======================================================================================== message_20: text: \"A puddle of juice sinks into the carpet.\" message_21: text: \"Hovering above it is none other than ☐☐☐, holding
an open juice box.\" message_22: text: \"He looks around at his friends, who are all wearing the same face of disappointment.\! He lets out a guilty chuckle.\" message_23: text: \"In what seems like less than a second,
☐☐☐ disappears out the front door.\" message_24: text: \"A tiny black kitten makes her way through the stain, leaving sloppy, wet tracks all across the carpet.\" message_25: text: \"☐☐☐☐'s face turns red and yells for ☐☐☐,
but ☐☐☐ is already long gone.\" message_26: text: \"☐☐☐☐ hands ☐☐☐☐ some wet paper towels.\" message_27: text: \"It looks like they're the only adults here...\! and if they don't clean this up soon, the carpet is going to stain.\! They'll have to deal with ☐☐☐ later...\" #======================================================================================== # Hottest Day of Summer: #======================================================================================== message_40: text: \"It was a hot, summer day, and all ☐ could think about was why they couldn't do this tomorrow.\" message_41: text: \"The backyard was a mess.\" message_42: text: \"Planks of wood were strewn about the area.\!
Paint stains blotched the grass thanks to ☐☐☐☐☐ and ☐☐☐☐☐☐'s work.\" message_43: text: \"All day, ☐ watched ☐☐☐☐ lug planks of wood back and forth from his dad's pickup truck.\" message_44: text: \"He watched ☐☐☐ hammer his fingers over and over, and made note that over an hour has passed since ☐☐☐☐ has climbed down her ladder.\" message_45: text: \"'I will just be their moral support.', ☐ thought, as he sat sleepily in the shade of his favorite tree.\" message_46: text: \"Of course, he knew this wouldn't be the case.\" message_47: text: \"Soon his friends will be asking for his help, and he won't be able to refuse.\" message_48: text: \"The treehouse is for everyone, so it's only fair that everyone puts some work into it.\" message_49: text: \"☐ knows this and agrees...\! but reluctantly.\!
He slides up and wobbles his way to the mess.\" message_50: text: \"He knows he should put in his fair share.\!
It just had to be on the hottest day of summer.\" #======================================================================================== # School Day: #======================================================================================== message_70: text: \"This year, ☐ was lucky enough to get assigned to a desk next to the small window.\" message_71: text: \"Every day during class, ☐ would gaze listlessly through the opening...\! at the shadows of the trees, the clouds creeping overhead.\" message_72: text: \"His mind drifted elsewhere...\! into his own worlds, his own stories, his own adventures.\" message_73: text: \"He had a habit of doing this.\!
It was easy for him to get lost.\" message_74: text: \"Today was the same as any other.\! ☐ stared vacantly out the small window as the clouds passed one by one.\" message_75: text: \"Suddenly, a hand playfully slaps his back, snapping him out of his reverie.\! ☐ looks away from the opening.\" message_76: text: \"☐☐☐ smiles.\! He motions that class is over and that it's finally time for lunch.\! It's pizza day today, and they
need to bolt to the cafeteria before it's all gone.\" message_77: text: \"☐'s stomach growls.\! He looks at the small window one last time.\" message_78: text: \"He would have to continue his adventure another day.\" #======================================================================================== # Statue at the Lake: #======================================================================================== message_90: text: \"It's sunset.\! A strange statue watches over the hidden lake.\! It might have meant something significant in the past, but time has made it's engravings illegible.\" message_91: text: \"Either way, it doesn't matter to the company visiting
it today.\! They're only here to use it as a diving board.\" message_92: text: \"The brothers take turns jumping off the statue.\" message_93: text: \"☐☐☐☐ jumps first.\! Then, ☐☐☐.\!
Then ☐☐☐☐ again.\! Then ☐☐☐ again.\" message_94: text: \"The brothers gleefully urge ☐ to join them, and after some careful thought, ☐ warily agrees.\" message_95: text: \"☐ shuffles up the statue, and looks down at the moving water.\! He can hear his heartbeat.\! His ears begin to ring.\" message_96: text: \"His legs feel as if they would give out at any time.\! He tries to focus on his breathing...\" message_97: text: \"He feels something crawling on his shoulder and his eyes fly open to meet with those of a black spider.\" message_98: text: \"In an instant, ☐ loses all sense and hurls himself into the lake.\! Water fills his nose.\! He exerts his limbs, but the water is stronger.\" message_99: text: \"He's too weak, too helpless...\! or that is what he believes.\" message_100: text: \"☐ shuts his eyes...\!
and waits for the brothers to save him.\" #======================================================================================== # Saturday Morning Cartoons: #======================================================================================== message_110: text: \"Everyone is over again today.\!
The special occasion is Saturday morning.\" message_111: text: \"From 7:00AM to 11:00AM, a group of six friends eat a delicious homemade breakfast and watch T.V. together.\" message_112: text: \"It's the most enjoyable part of every week.\" message_113: text: \"☐ looks at the clock.\! 8:00AM.\! Two hours left.\" message_114: text: \"He would be able to watch with everyone else until 10:00AM, when his tutor arrives.\" message_115: text: \"☐ grimaces.\! What he thought would be a rewarding hobby has been nothing more than a nuisance.\" message_116: text: \"Instead of watching the shows with the rest of his friends, he'll be the only one to miss out.\" message_117: text: \"If only he could watch the last hour with everyone else.\" message_118: text: \"If only he didn't have to play the violin...\" #======================================================================================== # Piano Room #======================================================================================== message_200: text: Something opened. message_220: text: Mountains of books, forgotten through time.\!
The keepers of this library have long since passed. message_221: text: The wall feels hollow here.