The cover was gem-studded and detailed, and embossed with the florid title 'The Discovery of Magic'. It was heavy, and much bigger than Salem, and he couldn't trust that this fashion disaster would continue to treat it with kindness. Only he was allowed to rip pages out of it. "Only if you don't put that book somewhere dry and safe," he did his best to threaten. "Or you're in for a world of hurt. I know kung fu."