A retro-futuristic cosmic vision depicting a surreal, endless library constructed from polished obsidian shelves spiraling vertically into a vast nebula-filled void. Hovering silently between these curving shelves are glowing amber orbs that illuminate books with crystalline covers engraved with shifting cosmic equations and star maps. Below, cloaked scholarly figures in long metallic robes delicately navigate floating bronze platforms, carefully selecting volumes whose pages release miniature holograms of galaxies, planets, and wormhole gateways. At the library's core, an enormous crystal hourglass floats gently, pouring luminous silver sand upward against gravity, symbolizing reversed or suspended time. Rendered with painterly, airbrush-like textures, employing a rich contrasting color scheme dominated by deep indigo, fiery amber, and ethereal silver highlights, invoking the atmospheric aesthetic of mid-20th-century cosmic surrealism. <lora:retro-futurist-cosmic-surrealism-flux:0.8>