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The following morning Spelter tries to tell Carding that he found Coin crying in the broom closet and that the staff has a life of its own. Carding and the other wizards are too busy watching Coin build a new residence tower for the wizards. After Coin has finished the new tower constructed out of solidified magic, he tells Carding and Spelter to have the Unseen University Library books burned because they no longer need that knowledge.

Spelter sneaks out of the Tower that night and warns the Librarian that the books are to be burned. He tries to ask the Librarian for help but is slowly turned around, not by his own will, and faces Coin's staff. The staff chases him to the kitchen and kills Spelter before he can warn anyone else. The Librarian gets the attention of the...