Jagged-edged parchment lays compressed between two pieces of shark hide, bound together by a cord of the same grey hide.
Monday, 09 March 2015
Twelve.
The price paid to obtain the missing Asteroidea was small:
Eight broken ribs; three on the left, five on the right.
Numerous lacerations.
Coughing blood for several turns.
I think the thing that I will miss the most are the three teeth removed by that steel-clad boot. My lip sinks in, slightly, but it is an annoyance nonetheless.
In comparison, I am certain this is nothing, though.