[Panel 1]
[Bell]
Evening Elizabeth. Haven't
seen you around much.
[Elizabeth]
I was on
book-soothing
duties at work.
[Bell]
Er?
[Elizabeth]
We have some very old books.
They've seen kings and queens come
and go, and they get… nervous.
[Panel 2]
[Bell]
So you go in and…?
[Elizabeth]
Walk up and down the stacks
with my lamp, saying reassuring
things. Like a beekeeper, except
the worst that can happen to
THEM is getting stung to death.
[Bell]
Your… lamp.
[Panel 3]
[Elizabeth]
Oh yes! It was a candle when I
started, but they let me use a
Davy now, in case of gas pockets.
[Bell]
They do KNOW there are
LEDs and things now, right?
[Elizabeth]
The senior librarians aren't
fond of anything more recent than
the founding of the university.
[Panel 4]
[Elizabeth]
We may write code in Rust, but our
computers still come under the
"calculating machines" budget.
[Bell]
Then you'd think they'd find
a supply of chimney-orphans
to do that job for you.
[Elizabeth]
Much too expensive when
they don't come back. Nobody
misses permanent staff.
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