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MAG 127 - Remains to be Seen
The Magnus Archives
The Importance of Reading Books
Dr. Jonathan Fanshaw writes to Jonah Magnus, the Institute's founder and first director. He explains how he removed a library of books from Allbrecht's home in order to cure him of his obsession with them. But as he filled shelves with freshly bound volumes, he noticed that every page was blank. As he replaced the last book taken from that place, I heard his scream from the top of the stairs and ran up to find him sprawled and dead before the stone coffin. "I have had the body burned. Please do not write to me again," says Mr Fanshaw.
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