APPENDIX
ENTOMOPHAGY: THE EATING OF INSECTS
Insects can be a great source of protein on the fly, so to speak. To get a significant amount of nutrition from most bugs, however, it’s vital to eat more than one. A lot more. The nutrition facts below are based on a 100-gram (3.5-ounce) serving. Since ants can weigh as little as 1 milligram, a proper serving might be as many as 100,000. Of course, if you cover those ants in chocolate, as people do in many parts of the world, you won’t have to eat nearly as many, and I think you’ll agree they taste much better.
ANTS (RED ANT)
BEETLES (GIANT WATER)*
TARANTULA (LARGE)*
BAD WORDS
When Clay was a little boy, he and his brother used to call magic words bad words. To eliminate any lingering confusion, I am supplying a list of actual bad words. Use sparingly. For actual magic words you’ll have to consult someone else.
DRAGONS OF THE WORLD: A MAGIC TRICK
As you know, most dragons left our planet long ago. But I, Pseudonymous Bosch, sometimes known as the Great Boschini, have secretly implanted a dragon in your brain, and I have hidden it among the names of dragons from all over the world.*
To find this dragon rose among dragon thorns, carefully follow these instructions:
First, choose a two-digit number.
Add the two digits together.
Then subtract the sum from your original number.
(In other words, if your original number was 24, you add 2 and 4, then take the sum of those numbers—i.e., 6—and subtract it from 24.)
Last, take the number you end up with and find the corresponding dragon.
1. Ryū
2. Neak
3. Dreq
4. Imoogi
5. Gyo
6. Neak
7. Lindworm
8. Neak
9. Ariella
10. Lindworm
11. Wyvern
12. Imoogi
13. Zilant
14. Imoogi
15. Slibinas
16. Wyvern
17. Ryū
18. Ariella
19. Dreq
20. Wyvern
21. Zilant
22. Gyo
23. Ryū
24. Wyvern
25. Dreq
26. Lindworm
27. Ariella
28. Wyvern
29. Zilant
30. Slibinas
31. Neak
32. Wyvern
33. Ryū
34. Zilant
35. Imoogi
36. Ariella
37. Lindworm
38. Imoogi
39. Wyvern
40. Ryū
41. Zilant
42. Dreq
43. Slibinas
44. Ryū
45. Ariella
46. Imoogi
47. Ryū
48. Lindworm
49. Dreq
50. Zilant
51. Ryū
52. Gyo
53. Slibinas
54. Ariella
55. Slibinas
56. Ryū
57. Lindworm
58. Gyo
59. Neak
60. Ryū
61. Neak
62. Dreq
63. Ariella
64. Lindworm
65. Ryū
66. Imoogi
67. Ryū
68. Wyvern
69. Gyo
70. Slibinas
71. Ryū
72. Ariella
73. Dreq
74. Zilant
75. Ryū
76. Zilant
77. Wyvern
78. Ryū
79. Wyvern
80. Dreq
81. Ariella
82. Wyvern
83. Gyo
84. Dreq
85. Neak
86. Zilant
87. Lindworm
88. Wyvern
89. Lindworm
90. Ariella
91. Imoogi
92. Ryū
93. Zilant
94. Dreq
95. Slibinas
96. Dreq
97. Zilant
98. Neak
99. Zilant
Now turn the page to reveal the hidden dragon.
Et voilà! The dragon you wound up with was ARIELLA.
How can I control your mind all the way from my secret hideaway? A good magician never reveals his tricks. But I am not a good magician, so I will give you this hint: Go back and follow the instructions a second time, choosing a different number, and see what result you get.
Better yet, go back to the beginning of the book.