Ghosts of Saint Martin's

The ghost's hand fades away in yours, and the rest of them follows. But before they disappear, they give you one last smile. [[Thank you for playing.]]

"That's the label on the spine of the book. If we find the shelves marked with Q, we will be able to find the books marked with QL. " "The shelves have signs on them, from A to Z, and if you find the right shelf, you are closer to finding the right book." You look into the hallway in front of you. The first shelf, the one to the left of the table, reads: (align:"=><=")+(box:"X=")[PQ- PR] The shelf to the right reads: (align:"=><=")+(box:"X=")[PR- PR] [[Turn left, and watch the signs get closer to A]] [[Turn right, and watch the signs get closer to Z]]

"That's the label on the spine of the book. If we find the shelves marked with T, we will be able to find the books marked with TL. " "The shelves have signs on them from A to Z. If you find the right shelf, you are closer to finding the right book." You look into the hallway in front of you. The first shelf, the one to the left of the table, reads: (align:"=><=")+(box:"X=")[PQ- PR] The shelf to the right reads: (align:"=><=")+(box:"X=")[PR- PR] [[Turn left, and watch the signs get closer to A]] [[Turn right, and watch the signs get closer to Z]]

"That's the label on the spine of the book. If we find the shelves marked with T, we will be able to find the books marked with TL. " "The shelf signs go from A to Z. We have to find the right sign to try to find the right book." You look into the hallway in front of you. The first shelf, the one to the left of the table, reads: (align:"=><=")+(box:"X=")[PQ- PR] The shelf to the right reads: (align:"=><=")+(box:"X=")[PR- PR] [[Turn left, and watch the signs get closer to A]] [[Turn right, and watch the signs get closer to Z]]

"The book's call number starts with K," he explains. "That's the label on the spine of the book." "The shelves have signs on them from A to Z. If you find the right shelf, you are closer to finding the right book." You look into the hallway in front of you. The first shelf reads: (align:"=><=")+(box:"X=")[LB - LT] If you continue down the hallway, the signs will get closer to A. If you turn left into the main area, the signs will get closer to Z. [[Continue straight down the hallway]] [[Turn left into the main part of the library]]

"The book's call number starts with QL, you see," he says. "That's the label on the spine of the book." "The shelves have signs on them, from A to Z, and if you find the right shelf, you are closer to finding the right book." You look into the hallway in front of you. The first shelf reads: (align:"=><=")+(box:"X=")[LB - LT] If you continue down the hallway, the signs will get closer to A. If you turn left into the main area, the signs will get closer to Z. [[Continue straight down the hallway]] [[Turn left into the main part of the library]]

"The book's call number starts with TL," she says. "That's the label on the spine of the book." "The shelf signs go from A to Z. We have to find the right sign to try to find the right book." You look into the hallway in front of you. The first shelf reads: (align:"=><=")+(box:"X=")[LB - LT] If you continue down the hallway, the signs will get closer to A. If you turn left into the main area, the signs will get closer to Z. [[Continue straight down the hallway]] [[Turn left into the main part of the library]]

You reach the end of the library before you reach shelf K. (if:(history: where its name contains "Stairs")'s length >= 1)["Best go back to the stairs," Paschal says. [["The code to the book starts with K," Paschal says]]] (if:(history: where its name contains "Elevator")'s length >= 1)["Best go back to the elevator," Paschal says. [["We're looking for a shelf marked K," Paschal says.]]]

You make your way downstairs, to an area filled with couches and cozy chairs. You find the most comfortable looking one, take a seat, lean back and close your eyes. You don't fall asleep-- you can't, too much has happened-- but you do relax and hear your breathing slow. You hear a swish of heavy fabric right in front of you. You jump, open your eyes, and see the billowing corner of-- is that person wearing a cape?-- vanish around a corner. The red fabric nearly glows against the library's whites and blues and browns. [[Follow the apparition]] [[Leave the library]] (if:(history: where its name contains "Meet Brother Adam Richardson")'s length is 1)[[Find Brother Adam]] (if:(history: where its name contains "Meet Gladys Buroker")'s length is 1)[[Find Gladys]] (if:(history: where its name contains "Meet Paschal Sherman")'s length is 1)[[Find Paschal]]

"A book about bees," he says quietly. "There is one upstairs. I can tell you how to find it, if you go upstairs with me." [[Stairs]] [[Elevator]]

He lifts it off the shelf and smiles at the image on the cover. "I always liked bumblebees," he said. "They aren't useful like honeybees, but even if they're no good for a farm, they take care of each other. Would it be all right if I looked through this for a little while?" [[What now?]]

Now that you've practiced reading call numbers, you feel pretty confident about finding specific books you want. But there's something nice about wandering the shelves and seeing what catches your eye. You're reaching for a book when you hear a rustle on the other side of the shelf. You peek through a gap in the books, heart suddenly pounding. You see just the edge of a flapping piece of red cloth, and a passing shadow that's shaped... wrong, somehow. There's something wrong with the head, like it's taller than it should be, or like it opens up into a fan. Either way, it moves past before you can tell what it is. [[Follow the apparition]] [[Leave the library]] (if:(history: where its name contains "Meet Brother Adam Richardson")'s length is 1)[[Find Brother Adam]] (if:(history: where its name contains "Meet Gladys Buroker")'s length is 1)[[Find Gladys]] (if:(history: where its name contains "Meet Paschal Sherman")'s length is 1)[[Find Paschal]]

(if:$pbook contains "oxford")[[Paschal opens the book.]] (if:$pbook contains "Oxford")[[Paschal opens the book.]] (if: not ($pbook contains "oxford" or $pbook contains "Oxford"))[I'm sorry, that's not quite right. Are you sure the call numbers match? [[The next line is .O95]]]

(if:$abook contains "bumblebee")[[Brother Adam opens the book.]] (if:$abook contains "Bumblebee")[[Brother Adam opens the book.]] (if: not ($abook contains "bumblebee" or $abook contains "Bumblebee"))[I'm sorry, that's not quite right. Are you sure the call numbers match? [[The next line is .A6]]]

(if:$gbook contains "boeing")[[Gladys opens the book.]] (if:$gbook contains "Boeing")[[Gladys opens the book.]] (if: not ($gbook contains "boeing" or $gbook contains "Boeing"))[I'm sorry, that's not quite right. Are you sure the call numbers match? [[The next line is .B65]]]

(if:(history: where its name contains "Meet Brother Adam Richardson")'s length is 1)["Everything we built, we built together," Brother Adam says. "It wasn't always easy, and we didn't always get along, but living here always meant being part of something greater than yourself." He looks at you, and reached out his hand once more. You shake it. "Thank you," he says solemnly. [["It's time for us to leave," the soldier says.]]] (if:(history: where its name contains "Meet Gladys Buroker")'s length >= 1)[You look at Gladys, who shakes her head. "I don't think my word is easy," she admits, "but there's something here that I think describes my life more." [[I have a guess.]] [[I'd like to ask someone who knows for sure.]]] (if:(history: where its name contains "Meet Paschal Sherman")'s length >= 1)[You look at Paschal, who shakes his head. "It's very important," he agrees, "but I think there's something here that better describes what I fought for." [[I have a guess.]] [[I'd like to ask someone who knows for sure.]]]

The ghost follows you. LT, LB, KF... (if:(history: where its name contains "Meet Paschal Sherman")'s length >= 1)[[KF! That might be the shelf you need!]] (if:(history: where its name contains "Meet Gladys Buroker")'s length >= 1)[[H, GV, BX...]] (if:(history: where its name contains "Meet Brother Adam Richardson")'s length >= 1)[[H, GV, BX...]]

You make your way through the center hallway and turn right, heading down the hall towards the elevator. The ghost follows, watching with interest as you press the button for the top floor. You both get in, and the elevator rises, and opens onto a long hallway full of wooden shelves. (if:(history: where its name contains "Meet Brother Adam Richardson")'s length >= 1) [["We're looking for a shelf marked Q," Brother Adam says.]] (if:(history: where its name contains "Meet Gladys Buroker")'s length >= 1)[["We're looking for a shelf marked T," Gladys says.]] (if:(history: where its name contains "Meet Paschal Sherman")'s length >= 1)[["We're looking for a shelf marked K," Paschal says.]]

It's a chess piece. A knight, made out of cheap, fire-engine red plastic, mane sharp and bristling with molded plastic horsehair. The chess sets at the library only have black and white pieces. [[Pick up the knight]] [[Leave the knight there]]

(if: (history: where its name contains "Meet Brother Adam Richardson")'s length >= 1)[This book doesn't appear to have anything to do with your ghost. [[What's so special about these books?]]] (if:(history: where its name contains "Meet Paschal Sherman")'s length >= 1)[This book doesn't appear to have anything to do with your ghost. [[What's so special about these books?]]] (if: (history: where its name contains "Meet Gladys Buroker")'s length >= 1)["This one *must* be for Father Gerald," Gladys says happily. "He was an anthropology professor, along with everything else he did. He kept teaching even after he was elected Abbot. Herb-- my husband-- and I got along famously with the Father. He helped found the pilot program, and I have never enjoyed working with anyone more during my life." She grins wide. "He helped us move off campus when the Air Force wanted the Olympia airport. Father Gerald bussed everything and everyone down to Pasco while we flew the planes. Then, four weeks later, the Navy decided they liked our new digs in Pasco too. You should have seen the Father's face!" "He went with us to Coeur d'Alene-- Herb found an airfield where he swore nobody in their right mind would want to live. But we all did, for a good while. It was a sad day when the War Training Service took over and that Saint Martin's school bus brought Father Gerald back to Lacey."] [[What's so special about these books?]]

*"What on earth was that!?"* Brother Adam gently closes his book, returning it to the shelf. His thin lips press, a little disapproving-- maybe you shouldn't have yelled in a library. "There is another soul visiting this place," he says after a moment. "There's nothing wrong. If anything, his presence is a blessing." "Who is he?!" you ask. Brother Adam looks at the floor, hands worrying at a red bandanna that you realize he must have worn out on the fields, when he put away his robes for coveralls. "I can't say," he says. "but if you follow me, you can find out." [[Follow Brother Adam]] (if:(history: where its name contains "Get help with a paper")'s length >= 1) [As he walks, his hands twist and pull at the red bandanna, until it tears right in two. You expect some acknowledgement of the loss, some expression of annoyance or dismay, but he simply gives you a look that seems almost-- guilty?-- puts the red squares of cloth in his pocket, and continues on his way.]

*"What on earth was that!?"* Gladys snaps her book shut on a page of airplane photos, and tucks it under her arm. "You've found the boss-man, then. Don't worry, he's just checking in." *Who's* just checking in?! "He's another ghost," Gladys explains. "Nice fellow. But I can't tell you who he is." She grins. "Not directly, at least." (if:((history: where its name contains "Find a place to study by yourself")'s length >= 1) or (history: where its name contains "Browse for a book")'s length >=1)[She wanders over to a desktop lamp, and begins idely turning it on and off, slowly, slowly, quickly, slow... "We can leave hints here and there," she continues. Fast, slow, fast, slow... the light flickers and dies, and Gladys scowls. "That better have been Brother Adam," she mutters.] [[Follow Gladys]]

*"What on earth was that!?"* Paschal gently closes his book, adding it to the small armful of schoolbooks and newsprint he carries with him. He'd moved to the main floor, spreading papers and notebooks out on a table. "I see you've made another aquaintance. Don't worry-- if he's who I suspect, then he's just checking in." *Who's* just checking in?! "I can't say," Paschal said, a little exasperated. Not with you-- at whatever's stopping him from talking plainly. "But if you follow me, I can do my best to explain." [[Follow Paschal]] (if:((history: where its name contains "Study with friends")'s length >= 1) or (history: where its name contains "... You might need a moment to process. Find a quiet place to relax")'s length >=1)[Paschal walks from the table he'd been sitting at, over to a shelf of books marked "Popular Fiction," and another marked "DEIB." He stops when he reaches the club materials. He picks something up off the ground, puts it on the shelf, then turns and walks back towards an area filled with couches and armchairs. You're pretty sure the floor was clean a second ago. [[Examine the item]]]

You've got a lot to do, and you doubt you'll get any extensions on account of a haunting. Luckily, the upper floor of the library is one of your favorite locations for solo work. The cubicles lining the walls make it easy to focus on your work and nothing else. You sit down, turn the light on, and settle in. You're so caught up in a problem that you don't notice the second ghost until the light on your paper starts to flicker. You startle, and duck around the corner to try to get a better look. But all you can see is a flash of red cloth turning a corner, and all you can feel is a cold breeze, like one of the closed windows around you cracked open. [[Follow the apparition]] [[Leave the library]] (if:(history: where its name contains "Meet Brother Adam Richardson")'s length is 1)[[Find Brother Adam]] (if:(history: where its name contains "Meet Gladys Buroker")'s length is 1)[[Find Gladys]] (if:(history: where its name contains "Meet Paschal Sherman")'s length is 1)[[Find Paschal]]

He walks to the main floor of the library, moving past the tiled café area and into an open room in front of the printer. It's full of stuffed armchairs and couches, and looks like a cozy place to read or study. There are two tables filled with books on display. Brother Adam brings you to the display table with a sign reading "Ghosts of Saint Martin's." [[What's so special about these books?]]

She walks to the main floor of the library, moving past the tiled café area and into an open room in front of the printer. It's full of stuffed armchairs and couches, and looks like a cozy place to read or study. There are two tables filled with books on display. Gladys brings you to the display table with a sign reading "Ghosts of Saint Martin's." [[What's so special about these books?]]

He stays on the main floor of the library, moving past the study tables and into an open area in front of the printer. It's full of stuffed armchairs and couches, and looks like a cozy place to read or study. There are two tables filled with books on display. Paschal brings you to the display table with a sign reading "Ghosts of Saint Martin's." [[What's so special about these books?]]

Heart pounding in your throat, you race after the flash of red. But you're too late. It's always ahead of you, always a little too far to see more detail. And as you reach the Reading Room, the apparition disappears. (if:(history: where its name contains "Meet Brother Adam Richardson")'s length is 1)[[Find Brother Adam]] (if:(history: where its name contains "Meet Gladys Buroker")'s length is 1)[[Find Gladys]] (if:(history: where its name contains "Meet Paschal Sherman")'s length is 1)[[Find Paschal]]

Honestly, you don't know the details. But you've heard that if you come to the library at the right time, and wait in the right place, then people from the school's past might appear. Might talk to you. Maybe even give you a job to do. You don't have a lot of free time nowadays, but that's worth spending some of it. [[Go (further) inside]]

You take the stairs down one floor, then two, and make your way to the bottom floor of the library and the Center for Student Success. You know there are tutors holding drop in hours, and you wait until one of them is available. They go over your draft with you, and the two of you brainstorm ways you can restructure your essay to help get your point across. You've thanked the tutor for their help and finished packing up your bag when you see a massive shadow fall into the Center from the open double doors. It stretches and distorts, and its-- hair?-- arcs and swishes like a branch packed with long, finger-like pine needles. The Center is full of people. Nobody else seems to notice the shadow as it passes. [[Follow the apparition]] [[Leave the library]] (if:(history: where its name contains "Meet Brother Adam Richardson")'s length is 1)[[Find Brother Adam]] (if:(history: where its name contains "Meet Gladys Buroker")'s length is 1)[[Find Gladys]] (if:(history: where its name contains "Meet Paschal Sherman")'s length is 1)[[Find Paschal]]

She lifts the book off the shelf and grins at the airplane at the cover. "Now there's a beautiful bird." She turns to you and says, "Mind if I look through it for a minute? I've got a lot to catch up on." [[What now?]]

You push past the double doors, and into the quiet. The air feels heavy, after the crisp chill outside. There's no-one at the desk to your right (and isn't there always someone working there?). There's nobody in the cafe area to your left. You think there's nobody here at all. The library's never empty, but right now it is. And the haze you saw from the glass doors hasn't gone away. The air around the book bends, like you're looking at it through a clear water bottle. [[Look closer]]

The warmer air hits you like a thrown blanket. You scrape and stomp the water off your shoes. In front of you are glass doors, gone hazy with steam. But through them, you can see the outline of a large display case, holding a massive book. [[Go (further) inside]] [[Forget the weather, what's this about ghosts?]]

You reach the end of the library before you reach the right shelf. (if:(history: where its name contains "Stairs")'s length >= 1)["Best go back to the stairs," the ghost says. [[Stairs]]] (if:(history: where its name contains "Elevator")'s length >= 1)["Best go back to the elevator," the ghost says. [[Elevator]]]

(if:(history: where its name contains "Meet Gladys Buroker")'s length >= 1)["When I flew for the first time, I came home," she says. "Flying made me feel so free. But it also gave me reasons to stay on the ground. My students, Father Gerald, and my husband, Herb-- I met all of them because I kept flying. The sky's been a home for me, all my life, and here, I got to share it." She reaches out her hand, and you shake it. "Thank you," she says. [["It's time for us to leave," the soldier says.]]] (if:(history: where its name contains "Meet Brother Adam Richardson")'s length is 1)[You look at Brother Adam, who shakes his head. "I tried to follow this value-- all the brothers do," he says. "But I admit, I prize one here above the others." [[I have a guess.]] [[I'd like to ask someone who knows for sure.]]] (if:(history: where its name contains "Meet Paschal Sherman")'s length >= 1)[You look at Paschal, who shakes his head. "It's very important," he agrees, "but I think there's something here that better describes what I fought for." [[I have a guess.]] [[I'd like to ask someone who knows for sure.]]]

"A lifetime," he says with a smile. "I made my profession in 1929, and was buried in 1959. Thirty years." [[What did you do before working here?]] [[What's a lay brother?]] [[Why did the school have beehives?]] [[What do you want?]]

You look at the paper again. (align:"=><=")+(box:"X=")[K] (align:"=><=")+(box:"X=")[230] (align:"=><=")+(box:"X=")[.O95] (align:"=><=")+(box:"X=")[A36] (align:"=><=")+(box:"X=")[2002] "The next line of the call number is 230. This line is numbers, not letters, so you just need to count up or down until you reach 230," Paschal explains. "You found a book starting with K, correct? Is the number on the book you found larger or smaller than 230?" [[My number is larger.]] [[My number is smaller.]] [[My number is exactly 230.]]

You look at the paper again. (align:"=><=")+(box:"X=")[QL] (align:"=><=")+(box:"X=")[568] (align:"=><=")+(box:"X=")[.A6] (align:"=><=")+(box:"X=")[G69] (align:"=><=")+(box:"X=")[2003] "The next line of the call number is 568. This line is numbers, not letters, so you just need to count up or down until you reach 568," Brother Adam explains. "You found a book starting with QL already- can you check if the number on the book you found is larger or smaller than 568?" [[My number is larger.]] [[My number is smaller.]] [[My number is exactly 568.]]

You look at the paper again. (align:"=><=")+(box:"X=")[TL] (align:"=><=")+(box:"X=")[686] (align:"=><=")+(box:"X=")[.B65] (align:"=><=")+(box:"X=")[B65] (align:"=><=")+(box:"X=")[1966] "The next line of the call number is 686. This line is numbers, not letters, so you just need to count up or down until you reach 686," Paschal explains. "You found a book starting with TL already. Is the number on the book you found larger or smaller than 686?" [[My number is larger.]] [[My number is smaller.]] [[My number is exactly 686.]]

What do you think? [[Justice]] [[Community Living]] [[Listening]] [[Peace]] [[Respect for Persons]] [[Hospitality]]

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(if:(history: where its name contains "Meet Brother Adam Richardson")'s length >= 1)[Brother Adam nods, and walks directly to one of the shelves. "This one," he says. [[Community Living]]] (if:(history: where its name contains "Meet Gladys Buroker")'s length >= 1)[Gladys nods, and walks directly to one of the shelves. "This one," she says. [[Hospitality]]] (if:(history: where its name contains "Meet Paschal Sherman")'s length >= 1)[Paschal nods, and walks directly to one of the shelves. "This one," he says. [[Justice]]]

Congratulations! What is the title of Brother Adam's book? (input:bind $abook) [[Check title]]

Congratulations! What is the title of Gladys' book? (input:bind $gbook) [[Check title.]]

Congratulations! What is the title of Paschal's book? (input:bind $pbook) [[Check input]]

"Very good," Paschal says. He gives you a slip of paper. "The full call number for the book is here." The slip reads: (align:"=><=")+(box:"X=")[K] (align:"=><=")+(box:"X=")[230] (align:"=><=")+(box:"X=")[.O95] (align:"=><=")+(box:"X=")[A36] (align:"=><=")+(box:"X=")[2002] "The code on this paper is the label on one of these books," Paschal explains. "Look until you find a book label starting with K, and then we can move onto the next line." [[I found a book label starting with K.]] [[I need help with this.]]

(if:(history: where its name contains "Meet Paschal Sherman")'s length is 1)["It is important," he says quietly, "to learn to speak so that people must listen. The Federal Government had a responsibility to the Colville Confederated Tribes. It took education, and friendships, and many, many more speeches-- but we could not compromise the lives and basic interests of our fellow tribesmen." He looks at you, and reached out his hand once more. You shake it. "Thank you," he says. [["It's time for us to leave," the soldier says.]]] (if:(history: where its name contains "Meet Gladys Buroker")'s length >= 1)[You look at Gladys, who shakes her head. "I don't think my word is easy," she admits, "but there's something here that I think describes my life more." [[I have a guess.]] [[I'd like to ask someone who knows for sure.]]] (if:(history: where its name contains "Meet Brother Adam Richardson")'s length is 1)[You look at Brother Adam, who shakes his head. "I tried to follow this value-- all the brothers do," he says. "But I admit, I prize one here above the others." [[I have a guess.]] [[I'd like to ask someone who knows for sure.]]]

But there are two shelves marked with KF, and none marked with the plain letter K. You remember Paschal saying that the call numbers of the library books were in alphabetical order. If it's alphabetical, K will be in one of the shelves marked with KF. But which one? (In the Library of Congress organization system, single letters come before multiple letters. A will come before AA or AB.) [[J-KF]] [[KF-LB]] [[I need help with this.]]

You don't see any books marked K on this shelf. That's ok-- now you know for sure that the book's on the other shelf you saw. [[J-KF]]

... QC, TA... [[TA! That might be the shelf you need!]]

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Someone might come looking for it later. [[Follow Paschal]]

You pass the front desk and through the first set of double doors. When you reach for the bar of the second door, it suddenly seems very far away. Although you know it isn't more than a foot away from you, you can't reach it, no matter how close you step. You startle as you hear a quiet voice, with a warm Italian accent, come from behind you. "Your job is not finished yet, traveller." But when you look behind you, nobody's there. (if:(history: where its name contains "Meet Brother Adam Richardson")'s length is 1)[[Find Brother Adam]] (if:(history: where its name contains "Meet Gladys Buroker")'s length is 1)[[Find Gladys]] (if:(history: where its name contains "Meet Paschal Sherman")'s length is 1)[[Find Paschal]]

You remember what you've learned about the school's namesake. Saint Martin of Tours was a Roman soldier, and later the bishop of Tours... The apparition you saw-- the flash of red cloth, the uncanny shadow with the arc of a horse's mane above its head-- It all makes sense now. "You're almost through," the ghost says. "He's up in the Benedictine Reading Room now with one more question." [[To the Reading Room, and to Saint Martin's]]

(if:(history: where its name contains "Meet Brother Adam Richardson")'s length is 1)[You look at Brother Adam, who shakes his head. "I tried to follow this value-- all the brothers do," he says. "But I admit, I prize one here above the others." [[I have a guess.]] [[I'd like to ask someone who knows for sure.]]] (if:(history: where its name contains "Meet Gladys Buroker")'s length >= 1)[You look at Gladys, who shakes her head. "I don't think my word is easy," she admits, "but there's something here that I think describes my life more." [[I have a guess.]] [[I'd like to ask someone who knows for sure.]]] (if:(history: where its name contains "Meet Paschal Sherman")'s length >= 1)[You look at Paschal, who shakes his head. "It's very important," he agrees, "but I think there's something here that better describes what I fought for." [[I have a guess.]] [[I'd like to ask someone who knows for sure.]]]

You take a single step closer, and the haze snaps into focus. You see rows and rows of people, so many that it looks like the library is a hall of mirrors, reflecting back and forth forever. But instead of reflections, all of the people are different-- people dressed in suits and gowns, monks habits, colorful costumes, uniforms... clothes and faces shifting in and out of reality, and through it all the sounds of bells. And somewhere in that crowd, you think, is your face. Overwhelmed, you take a step back. The haze returns. But this time, you see three figures, standing in front of the book in a neat line. [[Who are they?]]

You grab the monk's hands, and the other two figures shimmer like dust in a sunbeam, and fade away. "Thank you," the monk says. "My name is Brother Adam. I was a lay brother at Saint Martin's University, a very long time ago. I was the school electrician,"-- he smiles at you suddenly, bright and warm-- and I cared for the bees." [[What's a lay brother?]] [[How long did you live here?]] [[Why did the school have beehives?]] [[What do you want?]]

You grab the pilot's hands, and the other two figures shimmer like dust in a sunbeam, and fade away. "Thank you," she says, and shakes your hand firmly before you let go. "It's a true pleasure. My name's Gladys. The students called me Mrs. Buroker, or Assistant Father if they wanted to be scamps. But I can already tell we will be grand friends, and my friends call me Gladys." [[What do you want?]]

You grab the student's hands, and the other two figures shimmer like dust in a sunbeam, and fade away. "Thank you," the student says. "My name is Paschal Sherman. It is a pleasure to meet you. I was a student here in the 1910s. I was valedictorian and editor-in-chief of the school paper while I was here; I gained my doctorate and was a lawyer and activist after; I am a member of the Colville Confederated Tribes." [[What did you do before studying at Saint Martin's?]] [[The school paper?]] [[What did you do after you graduated?]] [[What do you want?]]

You're getting closer to finding the right book! Now all that's left are the last rows. Remember, the full call number for this book is: (align:"=><=")+(box:"X=")[K] (align:"=><=")+(box:"X=")[230] (align:"=><=")+(box:"X=")[.O95] (align:"=><=")+(box:"X=")[A36] (align:"=><=")+(box:"X=")[2002] Right now, you're looking at a book whose spine label has the first two lines (align:"=><=")+(box:"X=")[K] (align:"=><=")+(box:"X=")[230] Does the next line match? [[The next line is .O95]] [[The next line is not .O95]]

You're getting closer to finding the right book! Now all that's left are the last rows. Remember, the full call number for this book is: (align:"=><=")+(box:"X=")[QL] (align:"=><=")+(box:"X=")[568] (align:"=><=")+(box:"X=")[.A6] (align:"=><=")+(box:"X=")[G69] (align:"=><=")+(box:"X=")[2003] Right now, you're looking at a book whose spine label has the first two lines (align:"=><=")+(box:"X=")[QL] (align:"=><=")+(box:"X=")[568] Does the next line match? [[The next line is .A6]] [[The next line is not .A6]]

You're getting closer to finding the right book! Now all that's left are the last rows. Remember, the full call number for this book is: (align:"=><=")+(box:"X=")[TL] (align:"=><=")+(box:"X=")[686] (align:"=><=")+(box:"X=")[.B65] (align:"=><=")+(box:"X=")[B65] (align:"=><=")+(box:"X=")[1966] Right now, you're looking at a book whose spine label has the first two lines (align:"=><=")+(box:"X=")[TL] (align:"=><=")+(box:"X=")[686] Does the next line match? [[The next line is .B65]] [[The next line is not .B65]]

"You'll want to go left until you find a book with the correct number." the ghost says. (if:(history: where its name contains "Meet Brother Adam Richardson")'s length >= 1)[[My number is exactly 568.]] (if:(history: where its name contains "Meet Gladys Buroker")'s length >= 1)[[My number is exactly 686.]] (if:(history: where its name contains "Meet Paschal Sherman")'s length >= 1)[[My number is exactly 230.]] [[I need help with this.]]

"You'll want to go right until you find a book with the correct number." the ghost says. (if:(history: where its name contains "Meet Brother Adam Richardson")'s length >= 1)[[My number is exactly 568.]] (if:(history: where its name contains "Meet Gladys Buroker")'s length >= 1)[[My number is exactly 686.]] (if:(history: where its name contains "Meet Paschal Sherman")'s length >= 1)[[My number is exactly 230.]] [[I need help with this.]]

(if: (history: where its name contains "Meet Brother Adam Richardson")'s length >= 1)[This book doesn't appear to have anything to do with your ghost. [[What's so special about these books?]]] (if:(history: where its name contains "Meet Gladys Buroker")'s length >= 1)[This book doesn't appear to have anything to do with your ghost. [[What's so special about these books?]]] (if:(history: where its name contains "Meet Paschal Sherman")'s length >= 1)["I'm very proud of this book," Paschal says. "So much courage in the people written about, so many ways to lead and to fight. And I-- I am here too." He opens the book and to page 65 and you see him there, older, suited, with thick framed glasses, photo-Paschal raising a hand to greet you. "I gave some of my first speeches while I went here," he said abruptly. "Some for grades, or debate-- others in praise of my friends and teachers. It was different back then-- for Father Sebastian's birthday, all were expected to give a speech, before spending the rest of the night with food and songs and stories." "I have always seen education as a path to self-sufficience. I found the city I loved because of my education, and I found a way to defend the land I loved here because of my education." "If you'll turn to page 67 in this book," Paschal says, "You'll see the name of the second ghost you saw." What is it? (input:bind $mbook) [[That name's very familiar]] [[I need help with this.]]]

You don't see any books marked QL on this shelf. That's ok-- now you know for sure that the book's on one of the other shelves you saw. [[QC-QP]] (if:(history: where its name contains "QR-TA")'s length is 0)[[QR-TA]]

He pulls it off the shelf and holds it gently before turning to the first page. "Thank you," he says. "There's so much I've missed." He looks at you and asks, "Would it be all right if I stayed here for a moment to read?" [[What now?]]

The plastic is very light, and feels more fragile than it should. You put the chess piece in your pocket. [[Follow Paschal]]

But there are three shelves marked with Q, and none marked with QL . You remember Brother Adam saying that the call numbers of the library books were in alphabetical order. If it's alphabetical, QL will be in one of the shelves marked with Q. But which one? (In the Library of Congress organization system, single letters come before multiple letters. A will come before AA or AB.) [[PT-QC]] [[QC-QP]] [[QR-TA]]

"Wonderful," Brother Adam says. He gives you a slip of paper. "The full call number for the book is here." The slip reads: (align:"=><=")+(box:"X=")[QL] (align:"=><=")+(box:"X=")[568] (align:"=><=")+(box:"X=")[.A6] (align:"=><=")+(box:"X=")[G69] (align:"=><=")+(box:"X=")[2003] "The code on this paper is the label of one of these books," Brother Adam explains. "Look until you find a book label starting with QL, and then we can move onto the next line." [[I found a book label starting with QL.]] [[I need help with this.]]

(if:(history: where its name contains "Meet Brother Adam Richardson")'s length >= 1)[You don't see any books marked QL on this shelf.] (if:(history: where its name contains "Meet Gladys Buroker")'s length >= 1)[You don't see any books marked TL on this shelf.] That's ok-- now you know for sure that the book's on one of the other shelves you saw. (if:(history: where its name contains "PT-QC")'s length is 0 and (history: where its name contains "Meet Brother Adam Richardson")'s length >=1)[[PT-QC]] (if:(history: where (passage:it)'s tags contains "Meet Brother Adam Richardson")'s length >= 1)[[QC-QP]] (if:(history: where its name contains "Meet Gladys Buroker")'s length >= 1)[[TA-ZA]]

(if: (history: where its name contains "Meet Brother Adam Richardson")'s length >= 1)[This book doesn't appear to have anything to do with your ghost. [[What's so special about these books?]]] (if:(history: where its name contains "Meet Gladys Buroker")'s length >= 1)[This book doesn't appear to have anything to do with your ghost. [[What's so special about these books?]]] (if: (history: where its name contains "Meet Paschal Sherman")'s length >= 1)["This book is meant to represent my faculty advisor, Father Sebastian." Paschal says. "I worked with him when I was editor of The Martian-- the school newspaper. He started the newspaper, really, and ran the printing press we used to publish it. You likely have some of our old stories and poetry down in the Archives." "Father Sebastian also," Paschal says, giving the book an affectionate pat, "started a radio station in 1921. KGY, 'where the Cedars Meet the Sea.' It's still running today." He shakes himself out of the memory, and says, "Unfortunately, this is not the book you need." [[What's so special about these books?]]]

[[Meet Brother Adam Richardson]]

[[Meet Gladys Buroker]]

[[Meet Paschal Sherman]]

You walk up the stairs, ghost following behind you. When you reach the top of the stairs, your eyes catch the open doors and soft glow of lights in the Benedictine Reading room. To your left is a study table and a row of wooden shelves. You turn to the left, looking through the doorway. Chances are, the ghost's book will be on one of those shelves. (if:(history: where its name contains "Meet Brother Adam Richardson")'s length >= 1)[["My book's call number starts with QL," Brother Adam says.]] (if:(history: where its name contains "Meet Gladys Buroker")'s length >= 1)[["The code to the book starts with TL," Gladys says]] (if:(history: where its name contains "Meet Paschal Sherman")'s length >= 1)[["The code to the book starts with K," Paschal says]]

You make your way down to the main level of the library, where one of your friends has reserved a large study room for your group. You get a lot done, laugh a lot, and make a few doodles on the whiteboard. Once your group's time is up, your friends leave to return the key, and you follow. Out of the corner of your eye, you see a flash of bright red through the metal shelves. It billows, almost catching on the edge, then vanishes. What do you do? [[Follow the apparition]] [[Leave the library]] (if:(history: where its name contains "Meet Brother Adam Richardson")'s length is 1)[[Find Brother Adam]] (if:(history: where its name contains "Meet Gladys Buroker")'s length is 1)[[Find Gladys]] (if:(history: where its name contains "Meet Paschal Sherman")'s length is 1)[[Find Paschal]]

But there are two shelves marked with TA, and none marked with TL. You remember Gladys saying that the call numbers of the library books were in alphabetical order. If it's alphabetical, TL will be in one of the shelves marked with TA. But which one? (In the Library of Congress organization system, single letters come before multiple letters. A will come before AA or AB.) [[QR-TA]] [[TA-ZA]] [[I need help with this.]]

"Great job!" Gladys says. She gives you a slip of paper. "The full call number for the book is here." The slip reads: (align:"=><=")+(box:"X=")[TL] (align:"=><=")+(box:"X=")[686] (align:"=><=")+(box:"X=")[.B65] (align:"=><=")+(box:"X=")[B65] (align:"=><=")+(box:"X=")[1966] "The code on this paper is the label of one of these books," Gladys explains. "Look until you find a book label starting with TL, and then we can move onto the next line." [[I found a book label starting with TL.]] [[I need help with this.]]

We appreciate your time! Please come to the front desk to claim your prize. Your password is: (if:(history: where its name contains "Meet Brother Adam Richardson")'s length >= 1)[**Community Living**] (if:(history: where its name contains "Meet Gladys Buroker")'s length >= 1)[**Hospitality**] (if:(history: where its name contains "Meet Paschal Sherman")'s length >= 1)[**Justice**] [[Learn more about Brother Adam Richardson]] [[Learn more about Gladys Buroker]] [[Learn more about Paschal Sherman]]

(if:$mbook contains "martin")[[Like this school?]] (if:$mbook contains "Martin")[[Like this school?]] (if: not ($mbook contains "martin" or $mbook contains "Martin"))[I'm sorry, that's not quite right. [[What's so special about these books?]]]

(if: (history: where its name contains "Meet Gladys Buroker")'s length >= 1)[This book doesn't appear to have anything to do with your ghost. [[What's so special about these books?]]] (if:(history: where its name contains "Meet Paschal Sherman")'s length >= 1)[This book doesn't appear to have anything to do with your ghost. [[What's so special about these books?]]] (if:(history: where its name contains "Meet Brother Adam Richardson")'s length >= 1)[Brother Adam shouts with laughter, the noise from the quiet brother shocking you both. "Oh dear," Brother Adam says, wiping his eyes with a handkerchief. "I do know who that one's for, although I don't believe he was much for poetry. That book is for Brother William Boucher. He was born to Bavarian farmers in Minnesota, and came here, took his vocation, and looked after the pigs while Saint Martin's had a working farm. Although," Brother Adam says wryly, "Brother William never to my knowledge put any of his charges in a top hat and false mustache, and would have had strong words for any student who tried." "I say he took care of the pigs, but Brother William took care of everything else on the farm too. He plowed the fields with tractor or horses, depending on the day, and I never got an answer out of him when I asked which he preferred. But he loved working with the pigs. He won prizes for them nearly every year he entered." [[What's so special about these books?]]]

(if: (history: where its name contains "Meet Gladys Buroker")'s length >= 1)[This book doesn't appear to have anything to do with your ghost. [[What's so special about these books?]]] (if:(history: where its name contains "Meet Paschal Sherman")'s length >= 1)[This book doesn't appear to have anything to do with your ghost. [[What's so special about these books?]]] (if:(history: where its name contains "Meet Brother Adam Richardson")'s length >= 1)[This is Brother Adam's book. You're sure of it. Brother Adam looks at with a small smile. "Electricity always facinated me, and it gave me great pleasure to fix something broken. But there's more than one kind of light." He picks up the black book and hands it to you, silver title shining. "My favorite holiday, more even than Good Friday or holy Easter Sunday, was Candlemas. We spread out all of the candles made that year, and lit more, until the whole church smelled like smoke and beeswax. The Abbot would read the liturgy and bless the candles, and all of the brothers would pray together to make the candles sacred. All that year's work, from me and the students and most of all the bees, would seem to become sacred too." "If you'll turn to page 331 in this book," Brother Adam says, "You'll see the name of the second ghost you saw." What is the name of the ghost you saw? (input:bind $mbook) [[That name's very familiar]] [[I need help with this.]]]

Brother Adam smiles wide. "I think you may have found it," he says. Is he right? Check the call number of the book you've found. Does everything match? (Even if it doesn't match, keep looking-- the right book *must* be close!) (align:"=><=")+(box:"X=")[QL] (align:"=><=")+(box:"X=")[568] (align:"=><=")+(box:"X=")[.A6] (align:"=><=")+(box:"X=")[G69] (align:"=><=")+(box:"X=")[2003] [[I've found Brother Adam's book.]] [[I need help with this.]]

Gladys smiles wide. "I think you may have found it," she says. Is she right? Check the call number of the book you've found. Does everything match? (Even if it doesn't match, keep looking-- the right book *must* be close!) (align:"=><=")+(box:"X=")[TL] (align:"=><=")+(box:"X=")[686] (align:"=><=")+(box:"X=")[.B65] (align:"=><=")+(box:"X=")[B65] (align:"=><=")+(box:"X=")[1966] [[I've found Gladys' book]] [[I need help with this.]]

Paschal smiles wide. "I think you may have found it," he says. Is he right? Check the call number of the book you've found. Does everything match? (Even if it doesn't match, keep looking-- the right book *must* be close!) (align:"=><=")+(box:"X=")[K] (align:"=><=")+(box:"X=")[230] (align:"=><=")+(box:"X=")[.O95] (align:"=><=")+(box:"X=")[A36] (align:"=><=")+(box:"X=")[2002] [[I've found Paschal's book.]] [[I need help with this.]]

"This line is in both alphabetical and numerical order," Paschal says. "With a small oddity. There is a decimal point in this line, so the numbers should be looked at one at a time." Remember, the full call number for this book is: (align:"=><=")+(box:"X=")[QL] (align:"=><=")+(box:"X=")[568] (align:"=><=")+(box:"X=")[.A6] (align:"=><=")+(box:"X=")[G69] (align:"=><=")+(box:"X=")[2003] (In the Library of Congress organization system, decimals mark non-consecutive numbers. .1 will be next to .12 and .123, while .2 may be many shelves away.) Now you're ready to keep looking. [[The next line is .A6]] [[I need help with this.]]

"This line is in both alphabetical and numerical order," Gladys says. "With a small twist. There is a decimal point in this line, so the numbers should be looked at one at a time." Remember, the full call number for this book is: (align:"=><=")+(box:"X=")[TL] (align:"=><=")+(box:"X=")[686] (align:"=><=")+(box:"X=")[.B65] (align:"=><=")+(box:"X=")[B65] (align:"=><=")+(box:"X=")[1966] (In the Library of Congress organization system, decimals mark non-consecutive numbers. .1 will be next to .12 and .123, while .2 may be many shelves away.) Now you're ready to keep looking. [[The next line is .B65]] [[I need help with this.]]

"This line is in both alphabetical and numerical order," Paschal says. "With a small oddity. There is a decimal point in this line, so the numbers should be looked at one at a time." Remember, the full call number for this book is: {(align:"=><=")+(box:"X=")[K] (align:"=><=")+(box:"X=")[230] (align:"=><=")+(box:"X=")[.O95] (align:"=><=")+(box:"X=")[A36] (align:"=><=")+(box:"X=")[2002]} (In the Library of Congress organization system, decimals mark non-consecutive numbers. .1 will be next to .12 and .123, while .2 may be many shelves away.) Now you're ready to keep looking. [[The next line is .O95]] [[I need help with this.]]

The Reading Room is on the top floor of the library-- you may remember passing it earlier today on your way to look for a book. It's an open, airy room with high windows, plush chairs, and open display shelves lining the walls. It *should* feel large. But the solder, standing vigil beside a statue on a wooden plinth, stands in a way that makes everything around him feel small. He's much younger than you expected, maybe even too young to look like he attends this school. He's taken off his helmet and tucked it under his arm, revealing a head of curly hair and a direct gaze. His cloak is the same bright red you saw around the corner. Now that you're closer, you can see that it's been torn in two, and fraying. "Thank you for visiting," he says, with a soft Italian accent. (if:(history: where its name contains "Leave the library")'s length >= 1)[It's the same voice you heard when you tried to leave.] "I have a question for you, traveler, if you are willing to take the time to answer," the soldier continues. [[Well, you've come this far already.]]

The ghost follows you. NX, PR, PR, QC... (if:(history: where its name contains "Meet Paschal Sherman")'s length >= 1)[[... QC, TA, Z...]] (if:(history: where its name contains "Meet Gladys Buroker")'s length >= 1)[[Keep going...]] (if:(history: where its name contains "Meet Brother Adam Richardson")'s length >= 1)[[QC! That might be the shelf you need!]]

(if:(history: where its name contains "Meet Paschal Sherman")'s length >= 1)[PQ, PN, ND... You watch the parade of letters until you reach the elevator. You check around the corner to see if the shelves there have the letter K in them-- they don't-- then turn the corner into a hallway by the elevator. LT, LB, KF... [[KF! That might be the shelf you need!]]] (if:(history: where its name contains "Meet Gladys Buroker")'s length >= 1)[You turn around the corner by the elevator, go through a small hallway, and turn left. The shelves move closer and closer to the letter A, and you reach the end of the library before you find the shelf you are looking for. Better head back. You wind your way through the shelves until you stand in the same doorway you started at. [[Turn right, and watch the signs get closer to Z]]] (if:(history: where its name contains "Meet Brother Adam Richardson")'s length >= 1)[You turn around the corner by the elevator, go through a small hallway, and turn left. The shelves move closer and closer to the letter A, and you reach the end of the library before you find the shelf you are looking for. Better head back. You wind your way through the shelves until you stand in the same doorway you started at. [[Turn right, and watch the signs get closer to Z]]]

The ghost follows you. PR, PR, QC... (if:(history: where its name contains "Meet Paschal Sherman")'s length >= 1)[[... QC, TA, Z...]] (if:(history: where its name contains "Meet Gladys Buroker")'s length >= 1)[[Keep going...]] (if:(history: where its name contains "Meet Brother Adam Richardson")'s length >= 1)[[QC! That might be the shelf you need!]]

(if: (history: where its name contains "Meet Brother Adam Richardson")'s length >= 1)[This book doesn't appear to have anything to do with your ghost. [[What's so special about these books?]]] (if:(history: where its name contains "Meet Paschal Sherman")'s length >= 1)[This book doesn't appear to have anything to do with your ghost. [[What's so special about these books?]]] (if:(history: where its name contains "Meet Gladys Buroker")'s length >= 1)[This is Gladys Buroker's book. You're sure of it. "I suppose this one didn't take too much imagination," Gladys laughs. "I've always said I was born at the very best time for aviation. I got in early, and stayed near until I died. It grew up with me." "And I got to teach," she says, eyes bright. "I didn't have the same family life as a lot of children, and I was on my own at seventeen. But the first time I went into the air, I was home. Teaching meant welcoming my students into the sky. It took six seconds in an airplane to know that's what I wanted to do for the rest of my life. My students all got their six seconds. That's something I could give them." "If you'll turn to page 9 in this book," Gladys says, "You'll see the name of the second ghost you saw." What is it? (input:bind $mbook) [[That name's very familiar]] [[I need help with this.]]]

This is where the game begins. It's raining again. It's been a dry autumn, and it's never rained as much in Washington as the stereotypes say. But it's rained the last few days, and it's raining again today. The flagstones are wet under your feet and the pine trees are heavy with water as you walk towards the front of the O'Grady Library. When you hold your ID card up to the library's door, it beeps, and you hear the lock click open. You are at Saint Martin's University. Maybe you're a student, or maybe you work there, or maybe you're visiting. But none of that matters. What matters is what you're here to do. You are at Saint Martin's University, and today, you're going to see a ghost. [[Go inside]]

"Not everything," Brother Adam admits. "Lay brothers couldn't take the same vows the other brothers did, and they didn't have a say in picking the new abbot. I would've dearly loved to take the vows, and would have if I'd lived seven more years, but I tried to follow them all the same." [[How long did you live here?]] [[Why did the school have beehives?]] [[What do you want?]]

"The person guiding you," the soldier says, giving a respectful nod to your ghost, "lived and worked at Saint Martin's for a time. Their efforts and legacy still linger here, and will stay long after their names fade. Knowing or unknowing, these people lived by the Benedictine values that this school prizes, and that you can see a record of in this very room." He waves a hand at the wooden shelves lining the room, each displaying rows of colorful books. Above the first row of books, in stark white letters glowing against the warm wood, reads six sets of words. [[Justice]] [[Community Living]] [[Listening]] [[Peace]] [[Respect for Persons]] [[Hospitality]] "You've learned much about this person today," the soldier says. "My final question is this--which value in this room did your friend most live by? [[I have a guess.]] [[I'd like to ask someone who knows for sure.]]

"I had a different name, and lived a very different life. I grew up in Missouri, and went to California." He looks away. "I was married, for a little while. She died very young. Not long after we had our daughter. Bessie lived with her mother's parents for much of her childhood. Once she grew up and got married, I came here." [[What's a lay brother?]] [[Why did the school have beehives?]] [[What do you want?]]

The ghost smiles. "Well, we're in a library. I want to find a book." (if:(history: where its name contains "Meet Brother Adam Richardson")'s length >= 1)[[A book about what?]] (if:(history: where its name contains "Meet Gladys Buroker")'s length >= 1)[[What is this book about?]] (if:(history: where its name contains "Meet Paschal Sherman")'s length >= 1)[[Where is the book?]]

Brother Adam thinks for a moment, face serious. "Among bees," he says finally, "don't act afraid." [[What's a lay brother?]] [[How long did you live here?]] [[What do you want?]]

"Why, it's about flying," she said. "That's what I did. I was the first female teacher at Saint Martin's, and I taught my students how to fly." [[What sort of flying did you do?]] [[Why did Saint Martin's have a flying class?]] [[Where is your book?]]

You leave the ghost with their book, although you get the sense that you'll see them again soon. It looks like your new friend might take a while. What would you like to do next? [[Browse for a book]] [[Find a place to study by yourself]] [[Study with friends]] [[Get help with a paper]] [[... You might need a moment to process. Find a quiet place to relax]]

She laughs. "Oh, I flew everything I could get my hands on, not just airplanes. When I got older, I started flying gliders and hot air balloons as well. But when I worked at Saint Martin's, I still only flew planes and drove my motorcycle." She thinks for a moment. "I did a spot of wingwalking and barnstorming, but I had mostly stopped by the time I started teaching." [[Wingwalking and barnstorming?]]

"When I joined," Brother Adam says, "there were two types of monks. Choir monks took Holy Orders, and became priests. Lay brothers served through work. I didn't have the learning or the calling to be a priest, so I was Brother Adam all my life." "Mind you, there was always work to go around, and you'd be equally likely to see a Father teaching a class or raising a cow shed. There is joy in both, to my mind." [[Was everything else the same?]] [[How long did you live here?]] [[Why did the school have beehives?]] [[What do you want?]]

"These six books represent people who lived and worked at Saint Martin's," the ghost says. "One of them is for me. I'm not able to tell you anything directly about what you saw, but I was able to leave a clue inside my book." Which book in the display represents your ghost? [[I have a guess, but would like to hear about the other people represented by these books.]] [[Expanding American Anthropology 1945-1980]] [[The Book of Pigericks]] [[Our Cause Will Ultimately Triumph]] [[Radio: A Reference Guide]] [[The Story of Light]] [[United States Women in Aviation 1940-1985]]

"Upstairs. I can show you the way, if you'd like." [[Stairs]] [[Elevator]]

She gestures expansively around the library lobby. "With the rest of them!" she says cheerfully. "It's upstairs. Want to take the stairs or the elevator?" [[Stairs]] [[Elevator]]

The first is a tall, gaunt man in a monk's habit. His hair is white and fluffy, and his eyes are deep-set and thoughtful. When you lean towards him, you can hear a low hum, like the sound of fluorescent lights. He holds out a hand, waiting for you to take it. The second is a woman in a leather jacket and an old fashioned aviator cap. She has bright blue eyes and an irrepressible smile. Her coat and scarf flap in a wind you can't feel. She holds out a hand, waiting for you to take it. The third is young, no older than the students who go here now, with dark hair, a heavy wool suit, and a serious expression. He holds a small pile of books, and flickers as you watch-- now the young man, now older. He holds out an ink-stained hand, waiting for you to take it. [[Reach out to the monk]] [[Reach out to the pilot]] [[Reach out to the student]]

"It was a summer trial program at first," she said. "With other schools accross the country. It was a federal program, for civilian pilots. Father Gerald-- Abbot Gerald, later, but he was Father Gerald while I was here-- worked with my husband, business partner and I to put the program together. We had a few women students that first summer." She sighed. "But it was 1939. The war hadn't started, but the funding was for defense-- even with civilian in the program name. So we ended up an all boys college again pretty soon after, and eventually had to cut ties with Saint Martin's to teach War Training students in '42." She grinned suddenly. "But not before we moved airfields twice, planes, tools, students and all. Boy, the students never complained about college food again after moving to Idaho." [[What sort of flying did you do?]] [[Where is your book?]]

"Not just beehives, my friend!" he says with sudden enthusiasm. "A full farm, feeding monks and students alike. There was cattle and oats and rhubarb, white leghorn chickens for eggs, geese and ducks for Christmas, pigs and pine trees... and of course, there was honey. We taught agriculture for a little while, but the farm was always there to feed us first." "The local paper interviewed us in '39, took pictures of us working. They had us wear our habits, although of course we usually wore coveralls. Makes for better pictures, I suppose." "The brothers here all joined with gifts and skills they used to make the community better. Father Gregory was a lumberjack, and he managed forestry, Brother Joseph ran our heating plant and water after serving in the Navy, and even our baker, Frank Stannek, who I always enjoyed helping in the kitchen and made the most use of the honey, repaired harnesses in the corner of his bakery." "There is much you can do, with many skilled and willing. Monks are much like bees, in that regard." [[What else do you think about bees?]] [[What's a lay brother?]] [[How long did you live here?]] [[What do you want?]]

"Oh, yes, for a while my favorite parts of flying were the ones where I could get out of the plane. Wingwalkers get out of the cockpit and walk accross the airplane's wings while it's in the air. My favorite was barnstorming, though-- jumping out of the planes. It's the best feeling. Near the end, it's like you're standing still, and the earth is moving to meet you. You feel so free." [[Why did Saint Martin's have a flying class?]] [[Where is your book?]]

"I grew up on the Colville Reservation, and considered it a home, even though I ended up spending much of my time in Washington D.C. when I was older. My mother, Matilda, especially loved to traveling to see her friends in her carriage. I went with her, and we would stop to pick wild greens when we found them. There's nothing better than fresh-picked huckleberries on a warm summer day. We kept riding together even when we both began to grow old." "I went to school at, ah, Saint Mary's Mission school. That's where I gained the name Paschal Sherman. I was born with two names-- Frank Wapato and Quas-quay-- but a priest there believed I would go further with a more familiar name." [[Why did you pause when saying the school's name?]]

"I went to Washington D.C., and continued my studies there. I worked for a Bachelor of Laws, then a masters in patent law, and a doctorate in constitutional history studying Indian land law. I stayed in D.C., after, and worked for Veteran's Affairs. I came back to the Colville Reservation often to visit my family and friends, and after I retired, I joined the National Congress of American Indians." "Termination policies were popular for with the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Interior Department for a time. If passed, it would have dissolved the reservation, removed federal recognition, all federal services, collective land rights, all recognition of the tribal government... I spoke against termination to Congress." "It was a bitter fight, within and without the reservation, especially because one of the advantages of termination was the government's promise to restore half of the reservation into Colville hands-- a half of the reservation that the Colville Confederation never surrendered the title too, and legally still owned." "I did not live to see the fight finished." [[What did you do before studying at Saint Martin's?]] [[The school paper?]] [[What do you want?]]

"Yes," he says with a smile, "*The Martian.* It was an undertaking-- the first issue was 70 pages, although I wasn't editor at that time. It had fiction, poetry, news... everything you could hope for. And of course, we laid the type ourselves, and printed the order on-campus. I believe there are still some issues in the archives of this building, although if you seek them out, I ask that you look on my contributions with grace. It is a rare person who remains pleased with all their written work." [[Did you do anything else for fun?]] [[What did you do before studying at Saint Martin's?]] [[What did you do after you graduated?]] [[What do you want?]]

"I acted in school plays and enjoyed both playing and watching sports. I especially loved football." [[What did you do before studying at Saint Martin's?]] [[What did you do after you graduated?]] [[What do you want?]]

"The school is still running, but it has been renamed," he says, a little embarrassed but clearly proud. "Now, its name is the Paschal Sherman Indian School." [[Did you do anything else for fun?]] [[The school paper?]] [[What did you do after you graduated?]] [[What do you want?]]

The ghost smiles, and points to one of the books. "I can tell you a little more about this one." (if:(history: where its name contains "Meet Brother Adam Richardson")'s length >= 1)[[The Book of Pigericks]] (if:(history: where its name contains "Meet Gladys Buroker")'s length >= 1)[[Expanding American Anthropology 1945-1980]] (if:(history: where its name contains "Meet Paschal Sherman")'s length >= 1)[[Radio: A Reference Guide]]