Table Eleven at an 1894 Hallowmas Dinner Party

[eleonordonegal]

@pillbox

&quotOh, I really cannot abide by the destruction of books. Whatever sin you see in words, the greater evil is in action. You cannot guide the world to a better future by trying to blind the past! Moreover, the truth is the most terrifying of weapons, when handled deftly; lies and censorship the most faulty. You do better to use those books to undermine your enemies, rather than give them the satisfaction of knowing you’re on the defensive.&quot

&quotIndeed I am! That is, using the books to undermine them. I don’t intend to give up the ones I already own, good lady, merely train Jo’s crew to recognize the copies among those who’d use those words to fuel certain bad actions.&quot She tips a wink &quotConsider it…enhancing the rarity of the titles in question. But, to ponder Jo’s query, I must concur with Vena: a world without dreams would be worst. One could make art and tell stories without books, and, though you, my tablemates, are inclined to disagree, it is possible to function without Wine. I suppose the truly stubborn among you in such a dystopia would settle for beer, liquor and cider, though never Airag!&quot She grins at the lady in green.

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