This actually sews the top of the book together, as well as having all the sewing along the spine. So it's a way of strengthening the whole structure. The process of training takes time. Some people can't stick with it, and that's a problematic thing. The devotion to detail in this place is almost palpable, and the difficulty in finding other people with that devotion is part of what makes Arion endangered.
Every process is done with loving care, including proofreading.
As often as i can, I am the proofreader, reading aloud. It gives me a better sense of what we're dealing with. I see them place the hones in their hip pockets, as a thing that's done, and start their silent swinging, one by one. Black horses drive a mower through the weeds, and there a field rat startled, squealing, bleeds, his belly close to ground. I see the blade, bloodstained, continue cutting weeds and shade.