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| [[Take a Look, it's in a Book!]] may refer to either of two choice adventures in [[The Haunted Library]]: | | [[Take a Look, it's in a Book!]] may refer to either of two choice adventures in [[The Haunted Library]]: |
| *[[Take a Look, it's in a Book! (Rise)]], which includes "The Rise of the House of Spookyraven" and "Ancient Forbidden Unspeakable Evil, a Love Story". | | *[[Take a Look, it's in a Book! (Rise)]], which includes "The Rise of the House of Spookyraven" and "Ancient Forbidden Unspeakable Evil, a Love Story". |
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| {{NeedsConfirm|comment=Can all recipes be found with in the cooking/cocktailcrafting recipe books?<br>What is the damage range from the evil books?}}
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| ==Notes==
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| * Clicking the third book from the left on the top of the book shelf opens a [[Stairs Up|replacement staircase]] which allows you to go up to the top floor of the manor.
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| :Upon clicking the book it gives this message:
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| ::''You try to pull one of the books off of the shelf, but it only comes out halfway, because it's apparently connected to some sort of secret switch. You hear a rumbling from out in the hallway, so you run to investigate.''
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| ::If you [[Broken Stairs|broke the stairs]]:
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| ::''You look toward the source of the rumbling, and see a sturdy-looking reinforced metal staircase descending from the ceiling to replace the ruined stairs. The Spookyraven family must've had that installed as a backup in case of catastrophic stairway failure. Lucky you!''
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| ::If you didn't [[Broken Stairs|break the stairs]]:
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| ::''You look toward the source of the rumbling, and see a sturdy-looking reinforced metal staircase descending from the ceiling, crushing the existing wooden staircase. Curious.''
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| :Clicking the book a second time will give this message:
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| ::''You're very clever and all, but that trick only works once. The secret staircase has already been revealed.''
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| * The cookbook and cocktail book show the ingredients and result of a random [[cooking]]/[[cocktailcrafting]] recipe.
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| * Reading "The Fall of the House of Spookyraven": Chapter 2, Stephen and Elizabeth unlocks the non-combat one-time adventure, [[Polo Tombstone]].
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| ==References==
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| * The adventure title comes from the theme song to the long-running [[Wikipedia:PBS|PBS]] children's series ''[[Wikipedia:Reading Rainbow|Reading Rainbow]]''.
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| * ''The Fall of the House of Spookyraven'' is likely a reference to the short story [[wikipedia:The Fall of the House of Usher|The Fall of the House of Usher]], by [[wikipedia:Edgar Allan Poe|Edgar Allan Poe]]. Together with ''The Rise of the House of Spookyraven'', the two titles may also be a reference to ''[[wikipedia:The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich|The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich]]''.
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| * "Better Haunted Homes and Conservatories" is a reference to ''[[Wikipedia:Better Homes and Gardens (magazine)|Better Homes and Gardens]]''.
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| * [[Wikipedia:To Serve Man|"To Serve Man"]] is a famous science fiction story by [[wikipedia:Damon Knight|Damon Knight]] that was made into [[Wikipedia:To Serve Man (The Twilight Zone)|an episode]] of ''[[Wikipedia:The Twilight Zone|The Twilight Zone]]'', about a cookbook with that title.
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| *"Tuesdays with Abhorrent Fiends" is a takeoff on [[Wikipedia:Mitch Albom|Mitch Albom's]] book [[Wikipedia:Tuesdays with Morrie|Tuesdays with Morrie]].
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| *"Ancient Forbidden Unspeakable Evil, a Love Story" may be a reference to [[Wikipedia:Christopher Moore|Christopher Moore's]] book [[Wikipedia:Bloodsucking Fiends|Bloodsucking Fiends: A Love Story]].
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Take a Look, it's in a Book! may refer to either of two choice adventures in The Haunted Library:
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