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{{Major spoiler}}{{Neath Location|title1=The Agendums of Ascent|image1=Libraryofseasons.png|location=[[Ladybones Road]]|alias=The Library of Seasons|allegiance=[[The Calendar Council]]}}<blockquote>''"That's not just any library you're talking about. It's something special. Put together by upmarket anarchist types. Twelve of them in total. Not that they go there much. But between you and me, I reckon they're up to something big."''<ref name=":0">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Calendar_Code|The Calendar Code|Fallen London|}}</ref></blockquote>The '''Agendums of Ascent''' is a library managed by the [[Calendar Council]].
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{{Neath Location|title1=The Agendums of Ascent|image1=CalendarCode.png|caption1=The Agendums, with Mr Pages and the One-Eyed Mog.|location=[[Ladybones Road]]|alias=|allegiance=[[The Calendar Council]]}}<blockquote>''"I remember when they bought the building. Strange birds. Genial chap from the University; woman with singed eyebrows. They wanted me to devise a filing system for their books and papers, which I did. Elegant use of facets, I thought. Then yet another of their group scrapped the whole thing. He replaced it with some system based around seasons – and to top that all off, it plunges the whole mess into darkness. I hope he stubs his toe flailing around in there."''<ref name = "es">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Calendar_Code|The Calendar Code|Fallen London}}</ref></blockquote>
==The Library of Seasons==
The '''Agendums of Ascent''' is a library owned by the [[Calendar Council]].__FORCETOC__
<blockquote>
''"The switch is concealed in a recess behind a shelf. When you depress it, the switch withdraws into the wall. A whirring arrangement of clockwork tilts the window slats, slowly narrowing the strips of light between them. At the same time, the interior lamps are snuffed, so the room plunges into darkness."<ref name=":0" />''</blockquote>
The Agendums was originally designed by a contracted academic, but someone in the Council overruled her design and re-themed the whole place. It is now organized by season, with each of the primary rooms acting as an archive for three of the months of the Council.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Calendar_Code|The Calendar Code|Fallen London|}} ''"I remember when they bought the building. Strange birds. [...] They wanted me to devise a filing system for their books and papers, which I did. [...] Then yet another of their group scrapped the whole thing. He replaced it with some system based around seasons [...]"''</ref> Throughout most of the building, there are also hidden mechanisms to darken each room<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Calendar_Code|The Calendar Code|Fallen London|}} ''"...and to top that all off, it plunges the whole mess into darkness. I hope he stubs his toe flailing around in there."''</ref> and reveal new secrets.
The '''Winter Collection''' is painted a suitably frosty white that captures the light around it.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Calendar_Code|The Calendar Code|Fallen London|}} ''"The room of Winter is painted a gentle shade of white. Every gleam, from the hanging lanterns which illuminate the room to the flickering lamps of the street outside, is captured and softened by the frosty walls."''</ref> It contains the archives of [[December]],<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Calendar_Code|The Calendar Code|Fallen London|}} ''"Here is a chart of conjunctions, and here a timetable for the appearance of comets. The paper is dry, crumbling beneath your fingers. It would not survive being removed from the library. The concluding sections seem more philosophical, correlating the movements of celestial bodies to the affairs of London. [...] the final chapter explains the motivations of stars as if the author knows them personally."''</ref> [[January]],<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Calendar_Code|The Calendar Code|Fallen London|}} ''"This is not a true textbook. It presents key concepts from a multitude of different subjects, but only in summary. The bulk of the text dwells on methods to radicalise students of that discipline; lines of argument which lead the listener to feelings of dissatisfaction and righteous outrage."''</ref> and [[February]].<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Calendar_Code|The Calendar Code|Fallen London|}} ''"The thinking here is savage and revolutionary: exploiting sportsmanship to regain an advantage lost; striking a stronger opponent from the shadows to inflict a disabling wound; flirting during a battle to dissuade attacks to the face. The author's gritty, direct style suggests these techniques are far from theoretical."''</ref> Although January is one of the most ardent supporters of the [[Liberation of Night]] within the Council, this room does not have a self-contained darkening mechanism.
== Le Quattro Stagioni ==
<blockquote>''"Close to the Brass Embassy, you find the library in question. Its intricate masonry speaks of grand aspirations, but its windows are coated in Ladybones grime."''<ref name = "es"/></blockquote>
[[File:April.png|alt=A woman covered in soot wearing overalls.|thumb|[[April]]]]
The Agendums of Ascent is owned by the [[Calendar Council]],<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Calendar_Code|The Calendar Code|Fallen London}} ''"His eyes flick over your shoulder. "That's not just any library you're talking about. [...]. Put together by upmarket anarchist types. Twelve of them in total. [...] between you and me, I reckon they're up to something big." [...] You press him for details [...] He [...] bolts for the bar."''</ref> and newspapers from the area suggest that it is a staging ground for experiments involving the [[Liberation of Night]].<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Calendar_Code|The Calendar Code|Fallen London}} ''"Something strange happened on this section of Ladybones Road. Was it to do with this mysterious library? [...] About two weeks ago? [...] There, [...] a short report of a 'temporary darkness' on Ladybones Road. The phenomenon lasted for about forty-five seconds. Although candles and lanterns seemed to remain lit [...] their light was invisible to all."''</ref> The building was originally purchased by [[April]] and an unidentified "genial chap" from the [[University]],<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Calendar_Code|The Calendar Code|Fallen London}} ''"I remember when they bought the building. [...] Genial chap from the University; woman with singed eyebrows."''</ref> and they contracted an academic to design its filing system. However, another member of the Council overruled this plan, and indexed the collection by season instead.<ref name=":0" />
The '''Spring Collection''' is painted and decorated in shades of green.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Calendar_Code|The Calendar Code|Fallen London|}} ''"The room of Spring is decorated in a palette of greens, from the olive upholstery to the pine and mossy shades of the carpet and ceiling."''</ref> It contains the archives of [[March]],<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Calendar_Code|The Calendar Code|Fallen London|}} ''"It takes a few minutes, but you begin to discern hidden messages among the straightforward absurdity. A substitution cipher for the titles; and here, every third letter spells an instruction: 'Should you, or should you not hide your abilities? A fool might be underestimated – but you should not play the fool. No, such a tactic is overused. Play the fool's fool. Or perhaps not a fool at all. But play. Or fool. Victory is thus inevitable.' ... What?"''</ref> [[April]],<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Calendar_Code|The Calendar Code|Fallen London|}} ''"Why, yes! By surrounding the projectile in a disposable lightweight material, you could keep it centred in the barrel and significantly increase accuracy. That makes sense. Now, how about introducing an incendiary component? This tile looks just the thing."''</ref> and [[May]].<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Calendar_Code|The Calendar Code|Fallen London|}} ''"These are powerful tales: of hands touching for the first time on carnival rides; of intimacies stolen by doors which listen. The ecstasies captured in the middle section give way to a sombre conclusion: stories of old lovers separated by dark waters, and of hearts turned to stone."''</ref> When the room is darkened, it reveals a map of London that seems to chart the progress of Liberation and darkness around the city.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Calendar_Code|The Calendar Code|Fallen London|}} ''"You have to crane your neck to examine the map. It is an impressive, elaborate piece of work. From the curves of the river, you recognise London. [...] Only on a second look do you notice a different shade of luminescence, a rich purple woven through the streets like a spider's web. In some neighbourhoods it seems sparse; in some it glows freely. On the rudimentary key, inscribed in the same shade, is the word LIBERATION."''</ref>
The Agendums' four main chambers each correspond to a season. They also contain a mechanism to shutter the room's lights and windows and plunge it into pitch blackness,<ref name=":0">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Calendar_Code|The Calendar Code|Fallen London}} ''"They wanted me to devise a filing system for their books and papers, which I did. [...] Then yet another of their group scrapped the whole thing. He replaced it with some system based around seasons – and to top that all off, it plunges the whole mess into darkness. [...]"''</ref> as well as a one-way door<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Calendar_Code|The Calendar Code|Fallen London}} ''"A one-way passage [...] After you step through, the door closes flush with the wall behind you. There is no handle."''</ref><ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Calendar_Code|The Calendar Code|Fallen London}} ''"Another one-way door [...] Impressive craftsmanship, if a vulgar gimmick."''</ref> so that visitors may explore the seasons cyclically.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Calendar_Code|The Calendar Code|Fallen London}} ''"One way [...] There's no point in turning back now."''</ref><ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Calendar_Code|The Calendar Code|Fallen London}} ''"You have worked out the routine by now. [...] This fourth door returns you to the first room."''</ref>
The '''Summer Collection''' is filled with golden light, reflected around the room by an array of prisms and lenses.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Calendar_Code|The Calendar Code|Fallen London|}} ''"The room of Summer is bathed in golden light. An intricate array of prisms and lenses refracts and diffuses the light of concealed flames. The books are bound in warm vermilion and crimson shades."''</ref> It contains the archives of [[June]],<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Calendar_Code|The Calendar Code|Fallen London|}} ''"To the casual eye, this is a straightforward collection of ideas for frivolous amusements to fill idle afternoons. Yet you can detect an undercurrent of desperation in its party plans; a sense that without an itinerary for every occasion, the author could descend into dangerous introspection. The descriptions are strange, too; and the activities are indexed by season. Is there some connection between the book and this library?"''</ref> [[July]],<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Calendar_Code|The Calendar Code|Fallen London|}} ''"This section concerns radical movements in European cities: the coffee-house agitators of Vienna; the obfuscating aesthetes of Florence; the blooded democrats of Berlin."''</ref> and [[August]].<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Calendar_Code|The Calendar Code|Fallen London|}} ''"A closer reading reveals a position which shifts and transforms from page to page. You realise that what the author is writing about is the art of debate itself; the pleasure of the spoken word, and its power to change minds. Along the way, you glean many little insights."''</ref> When the room is darkened, the temperature rises,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Calendar_Code|The Calendar Code|Fallen London|}} ''"The gears whirr and the blind closes, shutting you in to the room of Summer. Was it so stifling before? Not like an oven. Not like that at all."''</ref> and a huge schematic appears on the ceiling,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Calendar_Code|The Calendar Code|Fallen London|}} ''"The entire ceiling is a schematic, traced in orange phosphorescence. [...] The work is exquisite: precise diagrams of clockwork [...] Beyond the main wheels, the cogs are so delicate, and the lines so thin, that it is difficult to even perceive its full extent without climbing on the shelves to see more closely."''</ref> implied to be written in [[cosmogone]] (the color of remembered sunlight).<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Calendar_Code|The Calendar Code|Fallen London|}} ''"The room of Summer swelters in darkness. It is alive with the memory of a faraway sun."''</ref> This schematic is ostensibly a diagram of the [[Dawn Machine]], given its apparently enormous scale<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Calendar_Code|The Calendar Code|Fallen London|}} ''"Whatever this device may be, its workings are incredibly complex. And if that scale marker is correct, it is also immense."''</ref> and the fact that June was its architect.<ref>{{Citation|https://www.failbettergames.com/news/the-mysteries-revealed-again|Who was the original architect of the Dawn Machine?|Failbetter Games|}} ''"June of the Calendar Council, or just 'June'"''</ref>
== The Collections ==
<blockquote>''"The room of Spring is decorated in a palette of greens, from the olive upholstery to the pine and mossy shades of the carpet and ceiling. The scheme may not please a Veilgarden decorator, but it vividly evokes Surface days."''<ref name = "es"/></blockquote>
The '''Autumn Collection''' is "a restful, airy space," decorated in earth tones and the colors of fallen leaves.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Calendar_Code|The Calendar Code|Fallen London|}} ''"The room of Autumn is a restful and airy space, with comfortable chairs of tawny leather and low mahogany tables. Books lie open, their leaves mottled in rust and chestnut shades."''</ref> It contains the archives of [[September]],<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Calendar_Code|The Calendar Code|Fallen London|}} ''"Each section begins with a sentence and a date. You recognise from the lexical quirks that somebody is quoting Mr Pages. What follows is an exhaustive deconstruction of each sentence, highlighting where it diverges from correct syntax and performing cryptographic analysis on each unnecessary superlative. The colour-coded annotations vary from the trivial to the cosmological. There may be wisdom buried here, but the key insight is into the mind of the author."''</ref> [[October]],<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Calendar_Code|The Calendar Code|Fallen London|}} ''"These appear to be genuine nightmares, confessed to physicians and priests. Each is followed by a discussion about how it can be exploited to manipulate political thought. Creaks in the plumbing: can you really trust the Rubbery Men? Menaced by a giant bat: don't its wings resemble the cloaks of the Masters? The thinking is creative and callous."''</ref> and [[November]].<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Calendar_Code|The Calendar Code|Fallen London|}} ''"An empty book in a library is in itself a potent symbol. The stories to be written on these pages depend on the actions of today. Will they tell of'' your ''deeds? And who will be the scribe?"''</ref> When the room is darkened by two switches pressed simultaneously,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Calendar_Code|The Calendar Code|Fallen London|}} ''"Clues from your reading suggest two switches here [...] They must be pressed simultaneously."''</ref> it reveals a star map<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Calendar_Code|The Calendar Code|Fallen London|}} ''"The illusion is almost perfect: the cold scintillations paint a familiar skyscape. If you allowed yourself to believe it, just for a moment, you could be back on the Surface, staring up into a cloudless sky; awaiting the first touch of dawn."''</ref> and activates a mechanism in another room.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Calendar_Code|The Calendar Code|Fallen London|}} ''"You hear something else this time: a distinct clunk from the next room. If that was a reader arriving for an early morning browse, they may find their text difficult to make out."''</ref>
<blockquote>''"The switch is concealed in a recess behind a shelf. When you depress it, the switch withdraws into the wall. A whirring arrangement of clockwork tilts the window slats, slowly narrowing the strips of light between them. At the same time, the interior lamps are snuffed, so the room plunges into darkness. There is no obvious way to reverse the process."''<ref name = "es"/></blockquote>
The '''Winter Collection''' is painted in a frosty-white color that captures and softens all surrounding light.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Calendar_Code|The Calendar Code|Fallen London}} ''"The Winter Collection [...] The room of Winter is painted a gentle shade of white. Every gleam, [...] is captured and softened by the frosty walls."''</ref> It contains the archives of [[December]],<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Calendar_Code|The Calendar Code|Fallen London}} ''"Study a book about astronomy [...] the final chapter explains the motivations of stars as if the author knows them personally."''</ref> [[January]],<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Calendar_Code|The Calendar Code|Fallen London}} ''"Read a radical textbook [...] The bulk of the text dwells on methods to radicalise students of that discipline; [...]"''</ref> and [[February]].<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Calendar_Code|The Calendar Code|Fallen London}} ''"Examine a bloodstained volume [...] manual for hand-to-hand combat. [...] The author's [...] style suggests these techniques are far from theoretical."''</ref>
== And Further In? ==
The '''Spring Collection''' is painted and decorated in leafy and mossy shades of green.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Calendar_Code|The Calendar Code|Fallen London}} ''"The Spring Collection [...] The room of Spring is decorated in a palette of greens, from the olive upholstery to the pine and mossy shades of the carpet and ceiling."''</ref> It contains the archives of [[March]],<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Calendar_Code|The Calendar Code|Fallen London}} ''"Read a book of nonsense [...] play. Or fool. Victory is thus inevitable."''</ref> [[April]],<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Calendar_Code|The Calendar Code|Fallen London}} ''"Examine a folio of ordnance [...] Its contents seem to be weapon designs."''</ref> and [[May]].<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Calendar_Code|The Calendar Code|Fallen London}} ''"Study a book of love stories [...] stories of old lovers separated by dark waters, and of hearts turned to stone."''</ref> Darkening the chamber reveals a glowing map of [[London]] on the ceiling. The city's districts are highlighted in purple, some more intensely than others; according to the map's key, purple denotes "LIBERATION."<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Calendar_Code|The Calendar Code|Fallen London}} ''"In the darkness, you can make out delicate, glowing lines above your head. [...] You have to crane your neck to examine the map. [...] you recognise London. [..] you notice a different shade of luminescence, a rich purple woven through the streets [...] In some neighbourhoods it seems sparse; in some it glows freely. On the rudimentary key, inscribed in the same shade, is the word LIBERATION."''</ref>
Hidden by puzzles leading to a final switch inside the Winter Collection,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Calendar_Code|The Calendar Code|Fallen London|}} ''"The switch is by the entrance, embedded in the door frame. The workings of the library seem so clear now."''</ref> the Council's '''Special Collection''' resides in this innermost room.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Calendar_Code|The Calendar Code|Fallen London|}} ''"The mechanism turns; the light dies; and there it is. A vertical line of luminescence bisects a bookcase on the interior wall. As the line widens, the books and shelves part to reveal a narrow entrance to a chamber lined with cases."''</ref> Lined with black velvet, this Collection contains a treasure trove of rare and ancient books,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Calendar_Code|The Calendar Code|Fallen London|}} ''"Jet-black velvet lines the walls; rare books are arranged like tomb treasures. Your eyes play across volumes of celestial mysteries, secret rituals, hand-drawn atlases. But there it is, the papyrus you are looking for: elegant glyphs painstakingly inscribed with ink thousands of years old."''</ref> including a papyrus from the [[Second City]] with valuable information about the life and dealings of the [[Duchess]].<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Calendar_Code|The Calendar Code|Fallen London|}} ''"He refers to her with these symbols: the sun-disk, above a cutting tool embedded in a wood block. And here: the youngest of six daughters. He is using circumlocutions, perhaps in an attempt to disguise her identity. But he cannot hide the awe with which he regards her. It is embedded in the construction of the text. I would say... a girl of noble birth."''</ref><ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Calendar_Code|The Calendar Code|Fallen London|}} ''""She kills her betrothed. She kills him with a snake. To be with her lover, the scribe." The translator shakes his head. "The scribe knows it can never be. He knows they will find out, and they will come for him. He writes that he is already dead. And the betrothed doesn't even die. He becomes—""''</ref>
[[File:July.png|alt=A woman wearing a dress resembling black feathers.|thumb|[[July]]]]
The '''Summer Collection''' is lit by concealed flames that use an array of prisms and lenses to bath the room in golden light.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Calendar_Code|The Calendar Code|Fallen London}} ''"The Summer Collection [...] The room of Summer is bathed in golden light. An intricate array of prisms and lenses refracts and diffuses the light of concealed flames."''</ref> It contains the archives of [[June]],<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Calendar_Code|The Calendar Code|Fallen London}} ''"Peruse a manual of pleasure [...] Despite its eyebrow-raising title, this little volume is concerned with simple amusements."''</ref> [[July]],<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Calendar_Code|The Calendar Code|Fallen London}} ''"A gap on the shelves [...] you find an old bookmark of smudged yellow paper. [...] You've gained 1 x Carnival Ticket."''</ref> and [[August]].<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Calendar_Code|The Calendar Code|Fallen London}} ''"A volume of polemic [...] A closer reading reveals a position which shifts and transforms from page to page."''</ref> Darkening the room raises its temperature<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Calendar_Code|The Calendar Code|Fallen London}} ''"[...] the blind closes, shutting you in to the room of Summer. Was it so stifling before? Not like an oven. Not like that at all."''</ref> and reveals a huge schematic on the ceiling,<ref name = "orange">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Calendar_Code|The Calendar Code|Fallen London}} ''"The entire ceiling is a schematic, traced in orange phosphorescence. [...] Wheels of fire [...] precise diagrams of clockwork, [...] Beyond the main wheels, the cogs are so delicate, and the lines so thin, [...] Whatever this device may be, its workings are incredibly complex. And if that scale marker is correct, it is also immense."''</ref> drawn in a glowing orange color that may be [[cosmogone]], the color of remembered suns.<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/A_Page_from_%27The_Neathbow%27:_Cosmogone|Items description|Sunless Sea}} ''"C lights COSMOGONE, the colour of remembered suns."''</ref><ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Calendar_Code|The Calendar Code|Fallen London}} ''"The room of Summer swelters in darkness. It is alive with the memory of a faraway sun."''</ref> The diagram's enormous scale and complex system of wheels imply it is a blueprint for the [[Dawn Machine]].<ref name = "orange"/>
[[File:September.png|alt=A man with long red hair and beard.|thumb|[[September]]]]
The '''Autumn Collection''' is a cozy space decorated in earthy and autumnal tones.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Calendar_Code|The Calendar Code|Fallen London}} ''"The Autumn Collection [...] The room of Autumn is a restful and airy space, with comfortable chairs of tawny leather and low mahogany tables."''</ref> It contains the archives of [[September]],<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Calendar_Code|The Calendar Code|Fallen London}} ''"Decrypt a book of ciphers [...] You recognise from the lexical quirks that somebody is quoting Mr Pages. [...] What follows is an exhaustive deconstruction of each sentence, [...]"''</ref> [[October]],<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Calendar_Code|The Calendar Code|Fallen London}} ''"Brave a book of nightmares [...] These appear to be genuine nightmares, [...] Each is followed by a discussion about how it can be exploited to manipulate political thought. [...]"''</ref> and [[November]].<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Calendar_Code|The Calendar Code|Fallen London}} ''"Examine a book of blank pages [...] The stories to be written on these pages depend on the actions of today."''</ref> The room's darkening mechanism requires two switches to be pressed at once,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Calendar_Code|The Calendar Code|Fallen London}} ''"Clues from your reading suggest two switches here, set into the skirting board. They must be pressed simultaneously. [...] The mechanism chatters and the lights are slowly snuffed out."''</ref> and when triggered it reveals an intricate star map on the ceiling, like a cloudless night on the [[Surface]] before dawn.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Calendar_Code|The Calendar Code|Fallen London}} ''"A star map [...] the cold scintillations paint a familiar skyscape. [...] you could be back on the Surface, staring up into a cloudless sky; awaiting the first touch of dawn."''</ref>
The '''Special Collection''' is a hidden room whose entrance is only visible when the Winter Collection's chamber is darkened.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Calendar_Code|The Calendar Code|Fallen London}} ''"Trigger a final darkness [...] The mechanism turns; the light dies; and there it is. A vertical line of luminescence [...] As the line widens, the books and shelves part to reveal a narrow entrance to a chamber lined with cases."''</ref> Lined with black velvet, this space contains a treasure trove of rare and ancient books, including a papyrus from the [[Second City]].<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Calendar_Code|The Calendar Code|Fallen London}} ''"The Special Collection [...] Jet-black velvet lines the walls; rare books are arranged like tomb treasures. [...] volumes of celestial mysteries, secret rituals, hand-drawn atlases. [...] the papyrus [...] elegant glyphs painstakingly inscribed with ink thousands of years old."''</ref>
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"I remember when they bought the building. Strange birds. Genial chap from the University; woman with singed eyebrows. They wanted me to devise a filing system for their books and papers, which I did. Elegant use of facets, I thought. Then yet another of their group scrapped the whole thing. He replaced it with some system based around seasons – and to top that all off, it plunges the whole mess into darkness. I hope he stubs his toe flailing around in there."[1]
The Agendums of Ascent is a library owned by the Calendar Council.
"Close to the Brass Embassy, you find the library in question. Its intricate masonry speaks of grand aspirations, but its windows are coated in Ladybones grime."[1]
The Agendums of Ascent is owned by the Calendar Council,[2] and newspapers from the area suggest that it is a staging ground for experiments involving the Liberation of Night.[3] The building was originally purchased by April and an unidentified "genial chap" from the University,[4] and they contracted an academic to design its filing system. However, another member of the Council overruled this plan, and indexed the collection by season instead.[5]
The Agendums' four main chambers each correspond to a season. They also contain a mechanism to shutter the room's lights and windows and plunge it into pitch blackness,[5] as well as a one-way door[6][7] so that visitors may explore the seasons cyclically.[8][9]
"The room of Spring is decorated in a palette of greens, from the olive upholstery to the pine and mossy shades of the carpet and ceiling. The scheme may not please a Veilgarden decorator, but it vividly evokes Surface days."[1]
"The switch is concealed in a recess behind a shelf. When you depress it, the switch withdraws into the wall. A whirring arrangement of clockwork tilts the window slats, slowly narrowing the strips of light between them. At the same time, the interior lamps are snuffed, so the room plunges into darkness. There is no obvious way to reverse the process."[1]
The Winter Collection is painted in a frosty-white color that captures and softens all surrounding light.[10] It contains the archives of December,[11]January,[12] and February.[13]
The Spring Collection is painted and decorated in leafy and mossy shades of green.[14] It contains the archives of March,[15]April,[16] and May.[17] Darkening the chamber reveals a glowing map of London on the ceiling. The city's districts are highlighted in purple, some more intensely than others; according to the map's key, purple denotes "LIBERATION."[18]
The Summer Collection is lit by concealed flames that use an array of prisms and lenses to bath the room in golden light.[19] It contains the archives of June,[20]July,[21] and August.[22] Darkening the room raises its temperature[23] and reveals a huge schematic on the ceiling,[24] drawn in a glowing orange color that may be cosmogone, the color of remembered suns.[25][26] The diagram's enormous scale and complex system of wheels imply it is a blueprint for the Dawn Machine.[24]
The Autumn Collection is a cozy space decorated in earthy and autumnal tones.[27] It contains the archives of September,[28]October,[29] and November.[30] The room's darkening mechanism requires two switches to be pressed at once,[31] and when triggered it reveals an intricate star map on the ceiling, like a cloudless night on the Surface before dawn.[32]
The Special Collection is a hidden room whose entrance is only visible when the Winter Collection's chamber is darkened.[33] Lined with black velvet, this space contains a treasure trove of rare and ancient books, including a papyrus from the Second City.[34]
↑The Calendar Code, Fallen London"His eyes flick over your shoulder. "That's not just any library you're talking about. [...]. Put together by upmarket anarchist types. Twelve of them in total. [...] between you and me, I reckon they're up to something big." [...] You press him for details [...] He [...] bolts for the bar."
↑The Calendar Code, Fallen London"Something strange happened on this section of Ladybones Road. Was it to do with this mysterious library? [...] About two weeks ago? [...] There, [...] a short report of a 'temporary darkness' on Ladybones Road. The phenomenon lasted for about forty-five seconds. Although candles and lanterns seemed to remain lit [...] their light was invisible to all."
↑The Calendar Code, Fallen London"I remember when they bought the building. [...] Genial chap from the University; woman with singed eyebrows."
↑ 5.05.1The Calendar Code, Fallen London"They wanted me to devise a filing system for their books and papers, which I did. [...] Then yet another of their group scrapped the whole thing. He replaced it with some system based around seasons – and to top that all off, it plunges the whole mess into darkness. [...]"
↑The Calendar Code, Fallen London"A one-way passage [...] After you step through, the door closes flush with the wall behind you. There is no handle."
↑The Calendar Code, Fallen London"The Winter Collection [...] The room of Winter is painted a gentle shade of white. Every gleam, [...] is captured and softened by the frosty walls."
↑The Calendar Code, Fallen London"Study a book about astronomy [...] the final chapter explains the motivations of stars as if the author knows them personally."
↑The Calendar Code, Fallen London"Read a radical textbook [...] The bulk of the text dwells on methods to radicalise students of that discipline; [...]"
↑The Calendar Code, Fallen London"Examine a bloodstained volume [...] manual for hand-to-hand combat. [...] The author's [...] style suggests these techniques are far from theoretical."
↑The Calendar Code, Fallen London"The Spring Collection [...] The room of Spring is decorated in a palette of greens, from the olive upholstery to the pine and mossy shades of the carpet and ceiling."
↑The Calendar Code, Fallen London"Study a book of love stories [...] stories of old lovers separated by dark waters, and of hearts turned to stone."
↑The Calendar Code, Fallen London"In the darkness, you can make out delicate, glowing lines above your head. [...] You have to crane your neck to examine the map. [...] you recognise London. [..] you notice a different shade of luminescence, a rich purple woven through the streets [...] In some neighbourhoods it seems sparse; in some it glows freely. On the rudimentary key, inscribed in the same shade, is the word LIBERATION."
↑The Calendar Code, Fallen London"The Summer Collection [...] The room of Summer is bathed in golden light. An intricate array of prisms and lenses refracts and diffuses the light of concealed flames."
↑The Calendar Code, Fallen London"Peruse a manual of pleasure [...] Despite its eyebrow-raising title, this little volume is concerned with simple amusements."
↑The Calendar Code, Fallen London"A gap on the shelves [...] you find an old bookmark of smudged yellow paper. [...] You've gained 1 x Carnival Ticket."
↑The Calendar Code, Fallen London"A volume of polemic [...] A closer reading reveals a position which shifts and transforms from page to page."
↑The Calendar Code, Fallen London"[...] the blind closes, shutting you in to the room of Summer. Was it so stifling before? Not like an oven. Not like that at all."
↑ 24.024.1The Calendar Code, Fallen London"The entire ceiling is a schematic, traced in orange phosphorescence. [...] Wheels of fire [...] precise diagrams of clockwork, [...] Beyond the main wheels, the cogs are so delicate, and the lines so thin, [...] Whatever this device may be, its workings are incredibly complex. And if that scale marker is correct, it is also immense."
↑The Calendar Code, Fallen London"The Autumn Collection [...] The room of Autumn is a restful and airy space, with comfortable chairs of tawny leather and low mahogany tables."
↑The Calendar Code, Fallen London"Decrypt a book of ciphers [...] You recognise from the lexical quirks that somebody is quoting Mr Pages. [...] What follows is an exhaustive deconstruction of each sentence, [...]"
↑The Calendar Code, Fallen London"Brave a book of nightmares [...] These appear to be genuine nightmares, [...] Each is followed by a discussion about how it can be exploited to manipulate political thought. [...]"
↑The Calendar Code, Fallen London"Examine a book of blank pages [...] The stories to be written on these pages depend on the actions of today."
↑The Calendar Code, Fallen London"Clues from your reading suggest two switches here, set into the skirting board. They must be pressed simultaneously. [...] The mechanism chatters and the lights are slowly snuffed out."
↑The Calendar Code, Fallen London"A star map [...] the cold scintillations paint a familiar skyscape. [...] you could be back on the Surface, staring up into a cloudless sky; awaiting the first touch of dawn."
↑The Calendar Code, Fallen London"Trigger a final darkness [...] The mechanism turns; the light dies; and there it is. A vertical line of luminescence [...] As the line widens, the books and shelves part to reveal a narrow entrance to a chamber lined with cases."
↑The Calendar Code, Fallen London"The Special Collection [...] Jet-black velvet lines the walls; rare books are arranged like tomb treasures. [...] volumes of celestial mysteries, secret rituals, hand-drawn atlases. [...] the papyrus [...] elegant glyphs painstakingly inscribed with ink thousands of years old."
