It never captures the world perfectly but can offer a glimpse. The act of writing, and art in general, is a kind of mirroring. Mirrors and what they reveal and distort is an obviously rich theme for any writer. In this and countless other instances, Seay seemingly sends the reader on the wrong track only to tease him with some sliver of significance, which, whether it will help solve the overarching puzzle or not, still lingers in the mind. This Welles, of course, was also known to dabble in magic and the occult, so the diversion is not entirely a red herring. In his quest to locate this Welles, Glass is momentarily diverted on to the trail of Orson Welles, then in the midst of filming "Touch of Evil" on the Universal Studios lot. The book within this book is also called "The Mirror Thief," but is written by an unknown poet named Adrian Welles.
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