The Codex of Shells
A bound manuscript, each page pressed with a different shell.
Observe. Evaluate. Influence.
Every artifact has secrets. Assign values to what you see, feel, or guess. Later, when the cabinet awakens, these values will guide its revelations.
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Influence
Temporal Resonance
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Origin Certainty
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Ritual Significance
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Factsheet
Description
Recovered from a shipwreck off Les Écréhous.
Year
circa 1620
Mythology
Said to record the prayers of molluscs; scholars disagree.
Dimensions
Large hourglass
Condition
Broken top chamber
Provenance
Recovered from submerged cellar, 1929
Current Location
Timepiece Display, Central Aisle
Artist
Victor Meldrew
Accidental assembler of strange contraptions during retirement. He does not believe it.
Era: Late 20th Century
Origin: Tunbridge Wells
Style: Domestic Surrealism
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