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At the gates of Cloud Cuckoo Land, crow-Aethon takes in the sights of the world he has been searching for. Two owls guard the gates. He must solve their riddle to prove he is a real bird, not a human disguised as a bird. He worries that they will find him to be a fraud and his long travels will have been fruitless.

Zeno and Seymour: Lakeport Public Library; Lakeport, ID; February 20, 2020; 5:41 pm

Having heard the root beer cans fall, Seymour approaches the stairs to the children’s library. Upstairs, he sees the decorations set up for the play, but he does not understand what the decorations are for until he remembers the sign outside that says “Tomorrow one nite only cloud cuckoo land” (440). He wonders about Bishop and his army and considers the ramifications of his failure. Zeno quiets the children as they hear Seymour enter the room. As Zeno wonders why someone would attack the library and jeopardize the safety of the children, Sharif calls from the first floor, threatening to take Seymour’s bombs out to the police, as a last effort to save the children.