Thank you for this! I admit, I used to use Amazon a LOT for books, but now I try to buy everything through Bookshop or directly through my favorite local shop, The Last Bookstore. When I make an Amazon Wishlist for books, I use a plugin for the Chrome web browser that lets me add books from Bookshop or The Last Bookstore to my wishlist instead of the Amazon ones.

>The painting sits exposed most of the time by default. When a threat is detected, the glass slams shut. This includes heat and anything that makes a loud noise, as a loud noise could hit a gunshot or explosion or something.

The glass is continually shown covering and uncovering the eyes on the painting. It's a metaphor -- there's something covering our vision -- or is there? Or is it actually clear as glass even though we feel like there's something between us and the mystery?