A scalding letter! I would never — perhaps I would sneak a mild curse onto the parchment, but my letter would still be perfectly pleasant.

Of course I’m only teasing, because I don’t mind any of those papyri showing up in your novel, nor anything else familiar to me (unless it were a villain who suspiciously shared my name: then I would take wild offence). But I’m not surprised you’ve had to start pilfering bits and pieces from other people — what number book are you on, now? I doubt anyone could have had quite so many adventures in their life as that, even you.

So what’s the plot of this one?

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