It tilted its horned head. A slot on its flank opened, and out slid a thin, worn book with crayon drawings on the cover.
"Can I check this out?" she asked.
Elara found it through a broken Instagram account: @bibliotecasecretagoatbot. @bibliotecasecretagoatbot
"Elara," said the goat-bot, its voice a mix of synthesized tone and gentle bleating. "You left a book here. The Kite Without a String . You were crying in the children's corner. I put it in the Lost & Found. We keep those forever." It tilted its horned head