#0459

I feel like the little shadow adds a lot, even though it forces me to actually bother to use layers again (I’ve been getting lazy about that)

Indeed, @marveloholic!

This extra bell was ringing,along with the bell numbered 371 and the bell numbered 674.“Ring!” cried either Ernest or Frank. “Ring! I shouldn’t have to tell you the bell’s yoursignal. We can’t keep our guests waiting for even an instant. You can tell which guest isringing by the number on the bell. If the number written on the bell was 469, for example,you would know that one of our Portuguese guests required assistance. Are you payingattention? The bell marked 674 indicates our associates in the lumber industry, as the number674 means lumber processing or wood products in the Dewey Decimal System. We can’tmake enemies out of important guests! The number 371 indicates educational guests. Pleasebe nice to them, too, although they’re much less important. Respond to all of our guestswhenever you hear that ring!”“But what does that unmarked bell refer to?” Klaus asked. “The Dewey Decimal Systemdoesn’t go higher than 999.”The manager frowned, as if the middle Baudelaire had given him the wrong answer.[The Penultimate Peril, Chapter Three]

You’ll notice there’s a pretty glaring typo: the word count is not respected, even though the message should read “I can’t tell if you are associates or enemies, please respond.” The word count of the Sebald codes are often wrong in the un-Authorized Autobiography as well. It could be the work of an overzealous proofreader.