Chapter 38 Reflection and Distortion

Although the notice is marked as the Hall of Mirrors, when you walk in, you will find that it is not just a hall. What greets you are unadorned sheets of mirrored glass that extend all the way down to the floor, much as you might expect.However, there are hundreds of mirrors of various shapes and sizes, each set in a kaleidoscopic frame. You pass a mirror that reflects your boots, and the one next door only reflects the empty space and the mirrors opposite.One mirror does not reflect your scarf, but the scarf appears in the next mirror. Reflected behind you is a man in a bowler hat, but only in some mirrors and not in others.When you turn around, he is nowhere to be found in the room, but there are actually more customers walking around the shed with you than you see in the mirror.

That hall leads into a circular room.The moment you step inside, the interior lighting shines brightly on you.The light is diffused from the tall lamp post standing in the center, and the towering black iron pillar is covered with a frosted glass lampshade. Compared with the circus tent, it seems more suitable to be placed on the corner of the city street. The walls here are all covered with mirrors, and the position of each long mirror accurately corresponds to the striped ceiling above and the painted floor matching the pattern. When you go deep into the room, it becomes a large flat land, with countless street lamps erected on it, and the stripes repeat again and again in fragmented geometric patterns.