The End

"Library" is another word that can mean two different things, which means even in a library you ca

"Words fail me," Su

"Me, too," Klaus agreed. "I can't believe what we're seeing. The islanders told us that everything eventually washes up on these shores, but I never imagined the arboretum would hold so many things."

Violet picked up an item that lay at her feet—a pink ribbon decorated with plastic daisies—and began to wind it around her hair. To those who hadn't been around Violet long, nothing would have seemed unusual, but those who knew her well knew that when she tied her hair up in a ribbon to keep it out of her eyes, it meant that the gears and levers of her inventing brain were whirring at top speed. "Think of what I could build here," she said. "I could build splints for Kit's feet, a boat to take us off the island, a filtration system so we could drink fresh water. " Her voice trailed off, and she stared up at the branches of the tree. "I could invent anything and everything."

Klaus picked up the object at his feet—a cape made of scarlet silk—and held it in his hands. "There must be countless secrets in a place like this," he said. "Even without a book, I could investigate anything and everything."

Su

"I don't know where to begin," Violet said, ru

"We begin with weapons," Klaus said grimly. "That's why we're here. Erewhon and Fi

The oldest Baudelaire shook her head. "It doesn't seem right," she said. "We can't use a place like this to start a schism."

"Maybe a schism is necessary," Klaus said. "There are millions of items here that could help the colony, but thanks to Ishmael, they've all been abandoned here."

"No one forced anyone to abandon anything," Violet said.

"Peer pressure," Su

"We can try a little peer pressure of our own," Violet said firmly. "We've defeated worse people than Ishmael with far fewer materials."

"But do we really want to defeat Ishmael?" Klaus asked. "He's made the island a safe place, even if it is a little boring, and he kept Count Olaf away, even if he is a little cruel. He has feet of clay, but I'm not sure he's the root of the problem."

"What is the root of the problem?" Violet asked.

"Ink," Su

"It appears to know where it's going," Violet said.

"Maybe it's been here before," Klaus said.

" Taylit," Su