It was also a room full of books and made of books. There was no actual furniture; this is to say, the desk and chairs were shaped out of books. It looked as though many of them were frequently referred to, because they lay open with other books used as bookmarks. Terry Pratchett
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We often hear that books are the most powerful thing in the world. They can give us information or entertainment that we otherwise wouldn't have or be able to obtain. They can help us educate ourselves and give us a better understanding of the world and life itself and in many cases they become a part of our lives in a big way. But books also seem to play with our mind in strange ways and can sometimes be directly related to how we feel about certain things in life.

In this case, we have a giant library where all the books are shaped like actual objects, many of which are "referred to" because they're used as bookmarks. The characters of the story can go to this room and settle their differences with words. Of course, the room itself is shaped by books; it's hard to imagine something more fitting for such a place.

You could call it the ultimate library and one of its most interesting rooms is shaped by words.

Source: Going Postal

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