Friday, February 22, 2008

Amater, Scriba, Yan



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Carla said...

[The text on all of these is formatted to fit on the back of each puzzle piece.]

AMATERS
Amater parasites are passed to
humans via contact with infected
bookworms or silverfish. In some
bodies, Amaters attach to the vocal
cords, in some bodies they nest in
the eyes. In each case, the parasites
feed on language and images.
When two bodies are infected with
Amaters, a meeting of their songs
(in case of a vocal infection) or glances
(in optical infections) on the wind
causes spontaneous conception.
If an infected person reads
a text aloud, the content
of the text materializes.

Scientists have
attributed the existence
of ghosts and phantoms
to these results of infection
by Amater parasites. The
ghosts usually dissipate
within a year if not fed or sung to.
No known cure or prophylaxis
exists.

SCRIBA
The Scriba is responsible for writing graphs upon the
surfaces created by the Lapidary.
This organ is typically dormant, becoming activated by heightened
somatic stress levels to record significant physical or emotional events.
Many sixteenth-century doctors recorded cases of patients suffering
from obsession, wherein the patients’ Scribas produced color portraits
and photographs of the objects of their adoration.