Caesar took the papers out of the brown kraft envelope, stroked them, and couldn't help marveling.
"Good stuff! In the Middle Ages, a single piece of parchment could buy an entire Burgundy wine cellar. It was truly priceless! Those who possessed parchment scrolls were the top collectors, often keeping them in the most prominent spots of their manors, surrounded by layers of guards—wanting to show them off while terrified of theft."
"Top artisans wrote on precious parchment, and when they finished, the index finger bone of the writer would be hacked off to decorate the cover, proving the book was one of a kind—a peerless treasure unique in the entire world!"
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