Book, How to Pass...

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How to Pass for Human by Sydria Ganfield In the Oriceran Library,m carred for by Gnimes

How to Pass for Human by Sydria Ganfried. It was a small book with a dusty green cover and pages with gold leaf edges. Correk recognized the name. She was an elderly teacher when he was in school hundreds of years ago. One of the last remaining elves that remembered the last Great Year, the last Gold Age. Correk flipped it open and as he did the words appeared. A familiar sweeping cursive that was written by Sydria, herself, and then magically reprinted. The words First Edition sparkled on the page.He turned the page and the words rolled across the first page of chapter one.

It was an old elven spell that protected the books from being stolen. Unless they were properly checked out by a gnome and a record kept, the pages remained blank. Once the niceties were handled, the words and images would appear, but only on the page someone was reading. “Be sure to bring it back on time. Two weeks, ” said the gnome, tapping the book with a stubby finger. “Or it’ll come flying back on its own,” And we’ll revoke your privileges for a year!” the gnome added, pointing for emphasis. The flower on his hat gathered its petals and did a raspberry, sticking out a pale green tongue.