... shows its complexity. Both the abbey and St. Gall accommodated laymen; St. Gall had a "House for Distinguished Guests," with its own "Kitchen, Bake, and Brewhouse," as well as a "Hospice for Pilgrims and Paupers" similarly equipped (Eco, 1983). Agricultural facilities were extensive; space was provided for storing, grinding, and crushing grain, as well as for an orchard and a garden with its own ... might not be truer? The search for knowledge becomes infinite and hopeless. If, as the narrator concludes, "The Library is limitless and periodic" even "an eternal voyager" would make no pro...

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