Motif · Book 8, A Parade of Horribles

The Filthy Little Crawler's Book of Voodoo

A Gold Prepotente Box prize handed to nearly every crawler on the eighth floor: an untradeable, indestructible blank book that adds the name of any other owner who comes near, for pinned messages under their name — 'Not because it can secretly be used for any sort of nefarious purpose which will become clear later.' Donut refuses to use it.

Segment appearances

• Chapter 69 — The stables: who may leave; the Scavenger myth
• Chapter 79 — 715 deals; Britney in Carl's mind; the Nothing in quotes
• Chapter 95 — Inside Scolopendra; Club Scolopendra; 'I killed him'

Progression

Carl posts his plan on his own page (ch. 69); every leaver adds a spell by Milk's method (ch. 79); its lightning pages are eaten in the arena (ch. 95).