The Strange Library

On his way home from school, the young narrator finds himself wondering how taxes were collected in the Ottoman Empire. He pops into the local library to see if it has a book on the subject. This is his first mistake. Led to a special 'reading room' in a maze under the library by a strange old man, he finds himself imprisoned.

In drum spre casa de la scoala, tanarul narator se trezeste intrebandu-se cum au fost colectate taxele in Imperiul Otoman. Intra in biblioteca locala sa vada daca are vreo carte pe acest subiect.