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Subaru:  Time in the archive of forbidden books passed gently and quietly. With neither exchanging words, only the sounds of the pages being softly turned echoed within the archive. That said, Subaru’s heart wasn’t into reading at the time; all he was doing was turning the same page over and back again, making the same page sound like a prank. —Shut in the archive of forbidden books, he had no way to know what was going on outside. Beyond the room not having windows, the very nature of the archive was to be in a separate space, locked off from the outside world. He had no way to tell the time of day or feel the passage of time. He wondered what time it was by then. By simple logic, being in the room for half a day would get him through the problematic night. But he had only a vague sense of just how much time had passed while he’d been in the archive. He couldn’t trust his own senses, but he also hesitated to ask Beatrice. It wasn’t for any reason as simple as not wanting to stop Beatrice while she focused on her reading. Subaru was afraid that any action he initiated might stir up something. His fingers turning the pages of the book were numb. The tip of his tongue begged for water. His heart was beating like an alarm bell. He was out of breath. How long could he remain strong against such tension, he wondered? If the start had been so brutal, the end might be without any warning whatsoever.
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Beatrice:  "—Calling." A murmur abruptly echoed through the silent archive. Subaru’s face seemed to leap up as Beatrice put down her book and slid her legs onto the floor.