Is anything illegal here?' Addison asked.' Library late fines are stiff. Ten lashes a day, and that's just for paperbacks.' There's a library?'' Two. Though one won't lend because all the books are bound in human skin and quite valuable.

Ransom Riggs
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This quote is very descriptive and is very intriguing. It starts out with the question, “Is anything illegal here?” but it ends with a very peculiar question, “library late fines are stiff. Ten lashes a day, and that's just for paperbacks.” The book sounds like a real horror book, or a book about a horror story where people get punished for taking too long to read the book. This quote speaks about how some books are dangerous and having them can cause problems.

As well as how some people want to make sure you read the correct book. This quote also shows that a library can be a scary place because it could contain dangerous books.

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