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This site is made and run by me, Kieron Oates. You're welcome to use it, free, for as long as it's here. Every page in it is generated rather than written, and the site comes as it is.
Using the library
You can search, read, wander and share links as much as you like. Please don't try to break the site or get in the way of other people using it.
What's on the shelves
The library holds every possible page of 3,200 characters, so it holds every arrangement of words, including ones that are wrong, rude or unpleasant. Nobody wrote them. They are worked out by arithmetic when you open them, and finding something on a shelf doesn't mean I wrote it, chose it or agree with it.
Your searches and the links you make are yours. You're responsible for what you type and what you share, the same as anywhere else.
As it is
I made this with care, but it comes without any promise that it will always work, be available, or stay the same. I may change it or take it down. As far as the law allows, I'm not liable for any loss that comes from using it. Nothing here limits anything the law doesn't let me limit, or takes away your rights as a consumer.
Credits and licences
- The code is mine, open source under the MIT licence.
- The library is Jorge Luis Borges's, from his 1941 story The Library of Babel, quoted on the how-it-works page with credit to the translator.
- The typefaces are Fraunces, Newsreader and Courier Prime, under the SIL Open Font License.
- The footsteps and book sounds are by Kenney, released as CC0.
The law
These terms are governed by the law of England and Wales.
Changes and questions
If these terms change, I'll update this page and the date at the top. If you have a question, you can find me on GitHub.