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The Book of Hours itself is an encyclopedia that consists of an unknown number of books. The books are structured by chapters and verses, but the order in which they are in is not necessary consistent - chapters may have verses that should only come up in later chapters and vice versa. | The Book of Hours itself is an encyclopedia that consists of an unknown number of books. The books are structured by chapters and verses, but the order in which they are in is not necessary consistent - chapters may have verses that should only come up in later chapters and vice versa. | ||
As the concept of time is malleable to Hell, the Book Of Hour often contains overlapping or opposed timelines. Errata and | As the concept of time is malleable to Hell, the Book Of Hour often contains overlapping or opposed timelines. Errata and Appendixes try to clarify which is the correct entry. | ||
==Contents== | ==Contents== | ||
The '''Book of Roses''' | The '''Book of Roses''' holds differing accounts of a far future. | ||
'''Cydnidae''', more specifically its Volume IX retells the tale of a traveller who helps in a dig. It references the [[The Grand Clearing-Out|the Grand Clearing Out]] in London of 1899. The name is borrowed from the family of burrowing bugs.<ref>{{Citation|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cydnidae|Cydnidae|Wikipedia|}}</ref> | '''Cydnidae''', more specifically its Volume IX retells the tale of a traveller who helps in a dig. It references the [[The Grand Clearing-Out|the Grand Clearing Out]] in London of 1899. The name is borrowed from the family of burrowing bugs.<ref>{{Citation|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cydnidae|Cydnidae|Wikipedia|}}</ref> | ||
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<blockquote>'''Book of Roses 1:3:''' AND THUS SPAKE THE KING OF HOURS: “For those who wear crowns, let their kingdoms be counted; and for those who wear ashes, let their miseries be counted; and for those who keep this tally, let their debts be counted.” Upon hearing this, the people struck him down.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Discovered:_A_Brilliant_Future|Discovered: A Brilliant Future|Fallen London|}}</ref></blockquote> | <blockquote>'''Book of Roses 1:3:''' AND THUS SPAKE THE KING OF HOURS: “For those who wear crowns, let their kingdoms be counted; and for those who wear ashes, let their miseries be counted; and for those who keep this tally, let their debts be counted.” Upon hearing this, the people struck him down.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Discovered:_A_Brilliant_Future|Discovered: A Brilliant Future|Fallen London|}}</ref></blockquote> | ||
<blockquote>'''Book of Roses 8:4-6:''' AND THE PEOPLE FOUND in this place the broken form of a stone serpent. And said the Eglantine Regent: "Let us repair this serpent of the Will-Be, as tribute to the future that shelters us." And the people disagreed on what shape the future should take. And so it came to pass that they remade this serpent with seven heads, as they could not choose which future was right.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Discovered:_A_Ruinous_Future|Discovered: A Ruinous Future|Fallen London|}}</ref></blockquote> | <blockquote>'''Book of Roses 8:4-6:''' AND THE PEOPLE FOUND in this place the broken form of a stone serpent. And said the Eglantine Regent: "Let us repair this serpent of the Will-Be, as tribute to the future that shelters us." And the people disagreed on what shape the future should take. And so it came to pass that they remade this serpent with seven heads, as they could not choose which future was right.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Discovered:_A_Ruinous_Future|Discovered: A Ruinous Future|Fallen London|}}</ref></blockquote> | ||
<blockquote>'''Book of Roses 9:4-5:''' AND THE PEOPLE STOPPED before a cold and sunless sea. And they saw that the marvels around them were like those in dreams. And some among the people doubted whether they had left the Is-Not. Upon hearing this, the Eglantine Regent struck down one of the doubters, and made things plain.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Discovered:_A_Silvered_Future|Discovered: A Silvered Future|Fallen London|}}</ref></blockquote> | <blockquote>'''Book of Roses 9:4-5:''' AND THE PEOPLE STOPPED before a cold and sunless sea. And they saw that the marvels around them were like those in dreams. And some among the people doubted whether they had left the Is-Not. Upon hearing this, the Eglantine Regent struck down one of the doubters, and made things plain.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Discovered:_A_Silvered_Future|Discovered: A Silvered Future|Fallen London|}}</ref></blockquote> | ||
==Cydnidae: Volume IX== | ==Cydnidae: Volume IX== |