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Unseen University - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 0 views

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  • The official motto of Unseen University is "Nunc Id Vides, Nunc Ne Vides", loosely translated as "Now you see it, now you don't".
  • a blue field bearing a book of magic spells, with copper clasps, over a pointed hat
  • Younger wizards enthusiastically experiment, pushing back the boundaries of knowledge and making new discoveries about the nature of the universe.
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  • An eighth son of an eighth son is automatically a wizard.
  • If a wizard happens to have an eighth son, this child will be a "wizard squared" or "Sourcerer", as he generates his own magic and can therefore do just about anything with no effort.
  • Wizards grade magical ability in a series of levels, the highest of which is eight.
  • Like the Bodleian Library at Oxford, the UU Library features chained books – although at Oxford this is done to protect the books from the students, whereas at UU it is done to protect the students from the books.
  • The high concentration of magical lore has warped the Library interior into a locus of L-Space where the concepts of distance and direction are only vaguely defined
  • Within L-Space the Library contains every book ever written, possibly written, unwritten and yet to be written. Since the contents of all libraries are in L-Space, it is possible to enter a Library in one city and exit in another. Access to libraries of other times or other realities is restricted to the Librarian himself. People entering the deeper parts of the library usually carry chalk, until the chalk turns into something else.
  • Professor of Revolvings
  • Unlike his predecessors, Ridcully seems to have had a very successful and above all, injury free career as Archchancellor. He finally put a halt to the traditional method of promotion simply by being indestructible. This is related to his habit of springing up behind would-be assassins, shouting loudly at them and banging their head repeatedly in the door. He is also known as Ridcully the Brown, possibly as a parody of J. R. R. Tolkien's wizards by color like Gandalf the Grey, Saruman the White or Radagast the Brown.
  • Ridcully has shown the occasional flash of magical skill.
  • the most important thing about magic is knowing when not to use it
  • The wizards are referred to by their offices, rather than names.
  • Senior Wrangler
  • Lecturer in Recent Runes
  • Chair of Oblique Frogs
  • Chair of Indefinite Studies
  • Lecturer in Creative Uncertainty
  • Reader in Esoteric Studies
  • Professor of Applied Anthropics
  • Professor of Extreme Horticulture
  • Professor of Dust, Fluff, and Miscellaneous Particles
  • Lecturer in Vindictive Astronomy
  • Professor of Recondite Architecture and Origami Map-Folding
  • Prehumous Professor of Morbid Bibliomancy
  • Posthumous Professor of Morbid Bibliomancy
Sunny Jackson

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    Fleeing the supernova chain reaction at the galactic core, the cowardly Puppeteers of the Fleet of Worlds have---just barely---survived. They've stumbled from one crisis to the next: The rebellion of their human slaves. The relentless questing of the species of Known Space. The spectacular rise of the starfish-like Gw'oth. The onslaught of the genocidal Pak. Catastrophe looms again as past crises return---and converge. Who can possibly save the Fleet of Worlds from its greatest peril yet? Louis Wu? Trapped in the Wunderland civil war, all he wants is to go home---but the only possible escape will plunge him into unknowable danger. Ol't'ro ?The Gw'oth ensemble mind fled across the stars to establish a colony world free from tyranny. But some problems cannot be left behind, and other problems---like the Fleet of Worlds itself---are racing straight at them. Achilles? Despite past disgrace, the charismatic Puppeteer politician knowshe is destined for greatness. He will do anything to seize power---and to take his revenge on everyone who ever stood in his way. Nessus? The insane Puppeteer scout is out of ideas, out of resources, with only desperation left to guide him. Their hopes and fears, dreams and ambitions are about to collide. And the winner takes . . . worlds.
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Hogwarts

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  • “It’s not just the books under fire now that worry me. It is the books that will never be written. The books that will never be read. And all due to the fear of censorship. As always, young readers will be the real losers.” - Judy Blume
  • “Without freedom of thought, there can be no such thing as wisdom; and no such thing as public liberty, without freedom of speech.” -Benjamin Franklin
  • "Libraries are places of inclusion rather than exclusion." - American Library Association
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  • “Restriction of free thought and free speech is the most dangerous of all subversions. It is the one un-American act that could most easily defeat us." - William O. Douglas
  • Harry Potter's tales remain in the Top 100 Most Challenged Books of the Decade.
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Learning

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  • Quietly, she turned herself off.
  • "Welcome back," the coroner said.
  • We caught them stealing dreams.
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  • Alone, she read her obituary.
  • She destroyed her own shadow.
  • I wasn't human before yesterday.
  • The future returned - empty handed.
  • Breathe and I'll find you.
  • The unopened letter held salvation.
  • Two entered, fearful. One returned.
  • "You're insane." said the lamp.
  • She only killed dead people
  • Her preferred weapon was guilt
  • She saw redemption in creation
  • She died that night. Free.
  • God struggled to keep up.
  • Found guilty of killing dreams.
  • Quietly, she turned herself off.
  • Mars is overbooked, Sir. Jupiter?
  • The plaque read "Planet Earth"
  • He remembered dying yesterday. 
  • She reentered her dead body.
  • I felt strange being reborn.
  • We exited the black hole.
  • The Robot said "You're free!"
  • They hopped between people's dreams.
  • He only remembered his future.
  • Thus the last government fell.
  • Suddenly, a universe was born.
  • Turning to look, they vanished.
  • Eyes closed. She saw everything.
  • That sinking feeling? Quicksand.
  • "I should not be alive".
  • He died an immortal's death.
  • My brain lies to me.
  • The sun gave up today.
  • And then, she started breathing.
  • Still awake, she began dreaming.
  • The Earth turned inside out.
  • I woke within my dream.
  • "Try 'Human', it's kinda intriguing..."
  • And there she was, smiling.
  • She died but awoke millions
  • Remember, never burp in hyperspace.
  • No longer human, she cried.
  • Suddenly, he knew too much.
  • That's how long forever is.
  • An explosion began his journey.
  • He tripped and fell, forever.
  • She watched herself die again.
  • Amidst the pieces, lay peace.
  • I know who killed me.
  • Death. The last book read.
  • He was born without parents.
  • Coma. Awaken to explore everything.
  • He dove into the Sun.
  • She built him from starlight.
  • I had safely reached death.
  • Networked souls flitted between bodies.
  • I loved making that mistake.
  • "What do you mean, forever?"
  • Just like that, fear won.
  • Her makeup was a mask.
  • She thought, then finally jumped.
  • "Anyone alive?", the droid squeaked
  • Eventually we remembered to breathe
  • He created God by mistake.
  • Escape my mind or vanish.
  • I smiled at my corpse.
  • A locked box washed ashore.
  • My face no longer exists.
  • No longer human, we survive
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