Orion grimaced a bit, gesturing down at the stack.
"Unfortunately so, for the majority at least. We try not to let the general reference and history texts slip out more than a few at a time. They need to be accessible for everyone, but you're welcome to look through them at a reading station here for as long as you need each day."
He'd worked up to a charming, 'that's just how the library works' smile as he spoke, though at Megatron's second question it turned rather wry.
"I would say that there are often...conflicting views...in various history accounts. That is why we have a number of different volumes written by different chroniclers. Even ones that may be...out of print."
Out of print and found no where else, discarded by the mainstream history and disavowed by the government. But Orion hardly knew all the seedy details - just that it was a Bad Idea to go discuss such things in certain places. It was better for Alpha Trion's library to remain safely off the radar.
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Date: 2013-05-04 08:32 am (UTC)"Unfortunately so, for the majority at least. We try not to let the general reference and history texts slip out more than a few at a time. They need to be accessible for everyone, but you're welcome to look through them at a reading station here for as long as you need each day."
He'd worked up to a charming, 'that's just how the library works' smile as he spoke, though at Megatron's second question it turned rather wry.
"I would say that there are often...conflicting views...in various history accounts. That is why we have a number of different volumes written by different chroniclers. Even ones that may be...out of print."
Out of print and found no where else, discarded by the mainstream history and disavowed by the government. But Orion hardly knew all the seedy details - just that it was a Bad Idea to go discuss such things in certain places. It was better for Alpha Trion's library to remain safely off the radar.