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Chapter 16 Rocky had done its job. Kyle—and everybody else locked inside the library—was definitely awake. Even Charles Chiltington had come down to the Rotunda Reading Room from Mr. Lemoncello's private suite. The only essay writer not with the group was Sierra Russell, who, Kyle figured, was off looking for another book to read. "We're still locked in?" squealed Haley Daley. "This is so lame," added Sean Keegan. "It's like eleven-thirty. I've got things to do. Places to be."

洛奇完成了它的任务。 凯尔——还有所有被锁在图书馆里的人——肯定是醒着的。 就连查尔斯·齐廷顿(Charles Chiltington)也从莱蒙切罗先生的私人套间来到了圆形大厅阅览室。 唯一没有和这个小组在一起的论文作者是塞拉·拉塞尔(Sierra Russell)，凯尔猜想她去找另一本书看了。 “我们还被锁在里面?”哈利·戴利尖叫道。 “这太逊了，”肖恩·基冈补充道。 “现在大概是十一点半。我还有事要做。 要去的地方。”

"Look, you guys," said Kyle, "they'll probably open the front door right after we eat or something." "Well, where's that ridiculous librarian?" said Charles Chiltington, who was never very nice when there weren't any adults in the room. "Yeah," said Rose Vermette. "I can't stay in here all day. I have a soccer game at two." "And, dudes," said Sean Keegan, "I have a life." "Do you children require assistance?" said a soft, motherly voice. It was the semi-transparent holographic image of Mrs. Tobin, the librarian from the 1960s. She was hovering a few inches off the ground in front of the center desk. "Yes," said Kayla Corson. "How do we get out of here?" The librarian blinked, the way a secondhand calculator (the one your oldest brother dropped on the floor a billion times) does when it's figuring out a square root. "I'm sorry," said the robotic librarian. "I have not been provided with the answer to that

“听着，伙计们，”凯尔说，“他们可能会在我们吃完饭后马上打开前门。” “好吧，那个可笑的图书管理员在哪里?”查尔斯·奇廷顿说，当房间里没有成年人时，他从来都不太友好。 “是的，”罗斯·维梅特说。 “我不能整天呆在这里。 我两点钟有一场足球比赛。” “还有，伙计们，”肖恩·基冈说，“我有自己的生活。” “你们这些孩子需要帮助吗?”一个温柔的、慈母般的声音说。 这是托宾夫人的半透明全息图像，她是20世纪60年代的图书管理员。 她在离地面几英寸的地方盘旋在中间的桌子前。 “是的，”凯拉·科森说。“我们怎么离开这里?”图书管理员眨了眨眼睛，就像一台二手计算器(你大哥把它掉在地板上无数次)在计算平方根时那样。 “对不起，”机器人图书管理员说。 “我还没有得到这个问题的答案

question." "Will we be doing brunch here this morning?" Chiltington asked politely. "I'm not hungry, but some of my chums sure are. After all, it is eleventhirty." "The kitchen staff recently placed fresh food in the Book Nook Café." "Thank you, Mrs. Tobin," said Chiltington. "Would you like anything? A bowl of oatmeal, perhaps." "No. Thank you, CHARLES. I am a hologram. I do not eat food." "I guess that's how you stay so super skinny." Kyle shook his head. The smarmy guy was oilier than a soggy sack of fries. He was even sucking up to a hologram. Chiltington and the others traipsed off to have breakfast, but Kyle and Akimi stayed with the holographic librarian. "Um, I have a question," said Kyle. "I'm listening." "Is the library lock-in over? Are we supposed to go home now?"

问题。”“我们今天早上会在这里吃早午餐吗?”奇廷顿礼貌地问道。 “我不饿，但我的一些朋友肯定饿了。 毕竟现在是十一点半。” “厨房工作人员最近在Book Nook咖啡馆里放了新鲜食物。” “谢谢你，托宾夫人，”奇廷顿说。 “你想要点什么吗?”也许来一碗燕麦粥。” “没有。谢谢你，查尔斯。我是一个全息图。 我不吃东西。”“我想这就是你保持超级苗条的原因。” 凯尔摇了摇头。那个谄媚的家伙比一袋湿透的薯条还油乎乎的。 他甚至在拍全息图。 奇廷顿和其他人慢吞吞地去吃早饭了，凯尔和阿基米留在了全息图书管理员那里。 “嗯，我有一个问题，”凯尔说。 “我在听。”“图书馆的禁闭结束了吗?” 我们现在该回家了吗?”

"Mr. Lemoncello will be addressing that issue shortly." "Okay. Thanks, Mrs. Tobin." "You are welcome, KYLE." After the librarian faded to a flicker, Akimi said, "By the way, Kyle, before we leave, you need to check out that room I slept in last night." "The Board Room?" "Yeah. They call it that because, guess what? It's filled with board games!" "All Lemoncellos?" "Nuh-uh. Stuff from other companies. Some of it goes way back to the 1890s. I think it's Mr. Lemoncello's personal collection. It's like a museum up there." Kyle's eyes went wide. "You hungry?" he asked. "Not really. We ate so much last night." "You think we have time to check out this game museum?" "Follow me." The two friends bounded up a spiral staircase to the second floor, where they found another set of steps to take them up to the third.

“莱蒙塞罗先生很快就会解决这个问题。” “好吧。谢谢你，托宾夫人。” “不用谢，凯尔。”在图书管理员的光芒消失后，明美说:“对了，凯尔，在我们离开之前，你需要检查一下我昨晚睡过的那个房间。” “董事会会议室?”“是的。他们这么叫是因为，你猜怎么着? 里面全是棋类游戏!”“所有Lemoncellos ?”“Nuh-uh。 其他公司的东西。 有些可以追溯到19世纪90年代。 我想这是莱蒙塞罗先生的私人收藏。 那里就像个博物馆。” 凯尔睁大了眼睛。“你饿吗?”他问。 “不是真的。我们昨晚吃得太多了。” “你觉得我们有时间参观这个游戏博物馆吗?”“跟我来。” 两个朋友跳上螺旋形楼梯，来到二楼，在那里他们找到了另一组台阶，可以上到三楼。

When he entered the Board Room, Kyle was blown away. "Wow!" The walls were lined with bookcases filled with antique games, tin toys, and card games. "This is incredible." "I guess," said Akimi. "If, you know, you like games." Kyle smiled. "Which, you know, I do." They spent several quiet minutes wandering around the room, taking in all the wacky games that people used to play. There was one display case featuring eight games with amazingly illustrated box tops. A tiny spotlight illuminated each one. "Wonder what's so special about these games," said Kyle. "Maybe those were Mr. Lemoncello's favorites when he was a kid." "Maybe." But the slogan etched into the glass case confused Kyle: "Luigi Lemoncello: the first and last word in games." "But these aren't Lemoncello games," he mumbled.

当他进入董事会会议室时，凯尔被震撼了。 “哇!”墙上排列着书架，里面装满了古董游戏、锡制玩具和纸牌游戏。 “这太不可思议了。”“我想是吧，”明美说。 “如果你喜欢游戏的话。” 凯尔笑了。“你知道，我就是这么想的。” 他们在房间里安静地转了几分钟，玩着人们过去常玩的各种古怪的游戏。 有一个展示柜，里面有八款游戏，上面有精美的插图。 一个小小的聚光灯照亮了每一个人。 “不知道这些游戏有什么特别之处，”凯尔说。 “也许这些是莱蒙切罗先生小时候最喜欢的。” “也许吧。”但刻在玻璃盒上的标语让凯尔感到困惑:“路易吉·莱蒙切罗:游戏的第一个也是最后一个。” “但这不是柠檬大提琴的游戏，”他咕哝道。

The first spotlighted game in the case was Howdy Doody's TV Game. After that came Hüsker Dü?, You Don't Say!, Like Minds, Fun City, Big 6 Sports Games, Get the Message, and Ruff and Reddy. "It's a puzzle," Kyle said with a grin. "I thought they were games." "They are. But if you string together the first or last word of each game title …" He tapped the glass in front of the first box on the bottom shelf. "You get the message." "Really?" said Akimi, sounding extremely skeptical. "You're sure it's not just a bunch of junk somebody picked up for like fifty cents at a yard sale?" "Positive." Kyle pointed to each box top as he cracked the code. "Howdy. Dü you like fun games? Get Reddy." Miguel Fernandez barged into the Board Room. "Here you are! We need you guys in the Electronic Learning Center. Now." "Why?" "Charles Chiltington wolfed down his breakfast, then raced up here to finish the game he

本案中第一个引人注目的游戏是《Howdy Doody’s TV game》。 之后是h<s:1> sker Dü?你不说!， Like Minds, Fun City, Big 6 Sports Games, Get the Message，以及Ruff and Reddy。 “这是个谜，”凯尔笑着说。 “我以为它们是游戏。” “他们是。但如果你把每个游戏名称的第一个或最后一个单词串在一起……”他敲了敲底层第一个盒子前面的玻璃。 “你明白我的意思。”“真的吗?”明美说，听起来非常怀疑。 “你确定这不是别人在庭院旧货拍卖会上花了五毛钱买来的一堆破烂吗?”“积极的”。 凯尔一边破解密码，一边指着每个盒子的顶部。 “你好。Dü你喜欢有趣的游戏吗? Reddy。”米格尔·费尔南德斯冲进董事会会议室。 “给你!”我们需要你们来电子学习中心。 现在。”“为什么?”查尔斯·奇廷顿狼吞虎咽地吃完早餐，然后跑到这里来完成他的比赛