★ WHITFORD & DAUGHTER · BOOKS
EST. 1924 · A SHOP IN FIVE TIMELINES
FLOOR 1 — 1924 · GAS-LAMP
EST. 1924 · CORNELIUS WHITFORD, PROPRIETOR
CAM 01 · GROUND FLOOR WIDE
CYCLE 1 · DAY 1
AGENTIC THINK PANEL · SHOPKEEPER BRAIN
CORNELIUS WHITFORD
Founder · Sweeps the shop himself
GOAL: Shelve the new Larkspur novel before close
NEED: Step-stool + the B-7 dust cloth
HAVE: Brass pricing-stamp, gas-lamp lit
PLAN: Counter → Aisle B → Shelf B-7 → Window display → Lock up
STEP: 1 of 5 · Counter
MOOD: Tired, proud
⊢ TIMELINE FORK PANEL ⊣
1924 gas-lamp · oak shelves
1968 paisley · sunburst orange
1995 brick + neon teal OPEN
2024 fairy lights · tote bags
2087 biolume + plant walls
DRAMA LADDER · WILL THE SHOP SURVIVE?
…the daughter is doing the books in the back.
RECURRING CAST · ON SHIFT
Whitford lineage 5 generations on the same floorboards
Pemberton regulars 4 generations of the Tuesday-3pm crowd
Imogen Larkspur poet · her novel sits on B-7 in every era
Bytes the cat ×5 one tabby asleep on every floor
Teddy's rent letter read aloud in 2024 · drifts upward
FLOOR PLAN · ALL 5 TIMELINES
★ MULTILAYER WIRE
Loading the multilayer bookshop…
1924 · GAS-LAMP
FLOOR 1 OF 5
A bookshop opens. The owner stamps every spine by hand.
⊢ MID-CYCLE TWIST ⊣
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— THE SHOP ITSELF, OFF THE CUFF