>West
>Does the smoke seem to be fading at all, or is it getting worse?
>Hard to tell, you've only been here a few moments. It's not noticeably better or worse, though.
>You head westward, following the remaining shelves as they lead you toward the western side of the library. There are a lot of fallen books, and one of the shelves has fallen into a neighboring row. You note a particular grimoire near an interest sort of flopping on the ground like a fish, or perhaps an agitated grasshopper. Near it is an intersection, allowing you access further inward, or further westward. Ahead, you can see some of the shelves are fallen over, or fallen and leaning on each other. Further inward, there are many books on the ground.
>_