Chapter 26: Lenses

We reached the top floor. I came to a halt as a giant pane of glass blocked most of my path. I stared at it for a minute. Remi let out a sigh and leaned against the hallway wall.

"I think I see it," I said.

"See what?" He asked.

I squinted and leaned closer to the glass. "I think I see the sword. It's blurry and really small, but I think that's it." I peered at the dark pointed shape in the center of the glass. I inched around the pane to examine the rest of the room. Large spherical lenses sat on pedestals with wheels. On their sides were tally marks. In the floor coming straight away from the glass was a groove where it looked like the pedestals locked into place.

I remembered this from optics class. I knew exactly what to do. I started to push the convex lens that had three tally marks on it.

"What are you doing?"

"Just stay there." I said. "Let me know how the images changes when I push this into place."

I wish I could make out his expression, but I took his silence as accep