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Midnight reading in the castle library
Step into this castle library by candlelight, a small stone room at midnight in winter that opens free in your browser at any hour. Tall candles burn on the reading table in front of you. Their little flames flutter, and here and there a wick sputters.
An old scroll is unrolled across the table, and the stiff parchment crackles as it opens. Later it is rolled up again and tied with a cord. Nearby, a quill scratches, and a heavy atlas page sweeps over and lies flat.
Iron links clink loudly as a chained book slides off its shelf, sharp in the hush. You glance up at the shadows under the stone ceiling. A soft night wind hums at the narrow windows, and the low fire glows with a gentle crackle. Nothing else stirs, and the calm comes back.
For only the flames, choose Candles and fire only. More pages and scrolls lets you hear the reading table up close, with the quill and the chained book.
What you hear in the candlelit library
- Candles burning on the table: A group of tall wax candles burns on the table, very close. The little flames flutter softly, and the wicks sputter. Plays all the time.
- Low fire in the hearth: A few logs have burned down in the hearth and glow with a rare, gentle crackle. Plays all the time.
- Night wind at the narrow windows: A soft night wind breathes through the narrow windows with a low, hollow hum and a faint whistle. Plays all the time.
- Parchment scroll unrolled: An old parchment scroll is slowly unrolled across the table with a stiff, dry crackle. Plays at random moments, about 3 times every 10 minutes.
- Scroll rolled up and tied: A scroll is rolled up tight by hand and tied with a cord, rustling as it goes. Plays at random moments, about 3 times every 10 minutes.
- Chained book lifted from the shelf: A heavy book is pulled from its shelf on a short iron chain, and the links clink against the wood. Plays at random moments, about 3 times every 10 minutes.
- Quill writing: A quill nib scratches lightly over parchment, a few words at a time. Plays at random moments, about 3 times every 10 minutes.
- Turning an atlas page: One heavy page of a big old atlas is turned slowly and laid flat. Plays at random moments, about 3 times every 10 minutes.
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