Chapters 7 and 8 Summary

"Fairy Reels" September and Ell arrive at the gateway to Pandemonium and ask the guardian, called a Switchpoint, for directions to a place to rest near the Briary, the home of the Marquess. The Switchpoint manifests a carpet of red cloth and September and Ell follow it through the city which, according to Ell, was made by Queen Mallow sewing together various sorts of cloth into buildings, roads, and sidewalks. Eventually, the carpet path leads them to a Nickelodeon, similar to the movie theatres September enjoys going to at home. Another couple of gems from the scepter gains them admittance, and they settle down to watch the film. First, though, they and the rest of the audience are shown a newsreel of important events in Fairyland, one of which is a wedding between "Ghiyath the Jann and Rabab the Marid", and...