A story that took place in a library, many years ago. They had a bookcase near the front door that was full of books you could take home for free.
One book immediately caught my eye. It had a beautiful, bright embossed cover, and the text was in an unfamiliar and lovely alphabet (I think from the Middle East?). I admired the book, but put it back on the shelf. I couldn't read it, after all. It should go to someone who could appreciate what was inside. Not just someone who liked the cover. And yet after all this time, sometimes I think about that book. It would have been wasted on me, but it sure was pretty.
I wonder what was written in it. It's the kind of mystery that I want to use on a story someday.
Time for more animal photos!
This time we've got some invertebrates.
Hermit crab
Tropical wood cockroach
Chinese mantis
Sophora worm
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