DDC 040-049: The Abyss

A Teach Me How To Dewey production

The Rundown:

Darkness. Emptiness. Eternally nothing.

This is the first and only unassigned ten-spot in all of Dewey. It used to be the home of Biographies, but most libraries separate biographies into their own section, leaving this vacant lot to the weeds. Of course, on the shelves the 030s and 050s will flow together seamlessly, but in our minds and hearts we all know and carry on the memory of the ancient denizens of the 040s.

RIP

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