diff --git a/magic-mirror/src/core/animate.js b/magic-mirror/src/core/animate.js
index d073f47..be3045a 100644
--- a/magic-mirror/src/core/animate.js
+++ b/magic-mirror/src/core/animate.js
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ function updateCamera() {
     const lookAmplitude = 0.4;
 
     // Base Camera Position in front of the TV
-    const baseX = -0.5;
+    const baseX = -0.3;
     const baseY = 1.5;
     const baseZ = 1.9;
 
diff --git a/magic-mirror/src/scene/fireplace.js b/magic-mirror/src/scene/fireplace.js
index 8686a25..fa26c7d 100644
--- a/magic-mirror/src/scene/fireplace.js
+++ b/magic-mirror/src/scene/fireplace.js
@@ -143,5 +143,6 @@ export function updateFire() {
     // Flicker light
     const flicker = Math.random() * 0.4;
     fireLight.intensity = 1.2 + flicker;
-    fireLight.position.y = 0.2 + 1.0 / 2 + (Math.random() - 0.5) * 0.1;
+    const t = state.clock.getElapsedTime();
+    fireLight.position.y = 0.2 + 1.0 / 2 + Math.sin(t * 3)*0.01 + Math.cos(t * 7)*0.01 + Math.cos(t * 11 ) * 0.01;
 }
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diff --git a/magic-mirror/src/scene/lectern.js b/magic-mirror/src/scene/lectern.js
index 76966d6..c410dd8 100644
--- a/magic-mirror/src/scene/lectern.js
+++ b/magic-mirror/src/scene/lectern.js
@@ -139,7 +139,9 @@ export function createLectern(x, y, z, rotY) {
     const flippingPageGroup = new THREE.Group();
 
     const frontPage = new THREE.Mesh(pageGeo, flippingPageMat);
+    frontPage.castShadow = true;
     const backPage = new THREE.Mesh(pageGeo, flippingPageBackMat);
+    backPage.castShadow = true;
     backPage.rotation.y = Math.PI; // Rotate the back page to face the other way
 
     flippingPageGroup.add(frontPage);
@@ -148,7 +150,6 @@ export function createLectern(x, y, z, rotY) {
     lecternState.flippingPage = flippingPageGroup; // Assign the group to the state
     lecternState.flippingPage.position.x = bookWidth / 4;
     lecternState.flippingPage.visible = false;
-    lecternState.flippingPage.castShadow = true;
     bookGroup.add(lecternState.flippingPage);
 
     lecternGroup.add(bookGroup);
diff --git a/magic-mirror/src/scene/rat.js b/magic-mirror/src/scene/rat.js
index 4ae3856..daed51a 100644
--- a/magic-mirror/src/scene/rat.js
+++ b/magic-mirror/src/scene/rat.js
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ export function createRats(x, y, z, rotY) {
         new THREE.Vector3(0.8, 0, -1.2),
         new THREE.Vector3(-1.0, 0, -1.3),
         new THREE.Vector3(-1.8, 0, -1.0),
-        new THREE.Vector3(-1.9, 0, 0.7),
+        new THREE.Vector3(-1.1, 0, 0.7),
         new THREE.Vector3(0.5, 0, 0.5),
         new THREE.Vector3(1.8, 0, 1.0),
         new THREE.Vector3(x, y, z), // End at the hole
diff --git a/magic-mirror/src/scene/root.js b/magic-mirror/src/scene/root.js
index ee6faff..e16a019 100644
--- a/magic-mirror/src/scene/root.js
+++ b/magic-mirror/src/scene/root.js
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ export function createSceneObjects() {
     createFireplace(state.roomSize / 2 - 0.5, -1, -Math.PI / 2);
 
     // --- Lectern ---
-    createLectern(-state.roomSize/2 + 0.4, 0, -0.1, Math.PI / 2.3);
+    createLectern(-state.roomSize/2 + 0.4, 0, 0.1, Math.PI / 2.3);
 
     createRats(state.roomSize/2 - 0.01, 0, 0.37, -Math.PI / 2);