ances , ▁this ▁tunnel ▁and ▁others ▁that ▁have ▁previously ▁been ▁discovered ▁have ▁been ▁used ▁for ▁illegal ▁imm igration . ▁ ▁Between ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁and ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 , 0 0 0   anci ent ▁books ▁went ▁missing ▁from ▁the ▁library ▁of ▁the ▁monaster y ▁of ▁Mont ▁Sainte - O d ile . ▁Stanis las ▁G os se ▁st ole ▁the ▁books ▁after ▁finding ▁an ▁old ▁map ▁showing ▁a ▁secret ▁entrance ▁into ▁the ▁library . ▁The ▁route ▁was ▁not ▁easy , ▁however , ▁involving ▁clim bing ▁up ▁exterior ▁walls , ▁a ▁ste ep ▁st air case ▁and ▁a ▁secret ▁chamber . ▁A ▁mechanism ▁then ▁opened ▁the ▁back ▁of ▁one ▁of ▁five ▁cup boards . ▁The ▁disapp earance ▁of ▁so ▁many ▁books ▁over ▁such ▁a ▁length ▁of ▁time ▁confused ▁the ▁li br arian , ▁the ▁mon ks ▁and ▁the ▁police , ▁with ▁G os se ▁finally ▁being ▁caught ▁by ▁closed - circ uit ▁television ▁cam eras . ▁ ▁Res ident ial ▁" pan ic ▁rooms " ▁ ▁A ▁small ▁number ▁of ▁contract ors ▁in ▁the ▁US ▁and ▁UK ▁special ize ▁in ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁hidden ▁doors ▁and ▁fort ified ▁secret ▁rooms ▁for ▁private ▁resid ences . ▁These ▁rooms , ▁known ▁as ▁" pan ic ▁rooms " ▁or ▁" safe ▁rooms ", ▁are ▁hidden , ▁secure ▁locations ▁within ▁a ▁residence ▁designed ▁to ▁protect ▁the ▁inhabitants ▁in ▁the ▁case ▁of ▁a ▁break - in ▁or ▁home ▁invasion . ▁ ▁The ▁fort ified ▁doors ▁and ▁walls ▁protect