Cataclysm!
A few days ago (we surmise), the boy spilled water onto the nightstand and the books below.
By now, several books have dried together.
The old Hagar the Horrible pocket paperback was destroyed. Black mold.
The enormity strikes the boy when he sees the warped covers of his favorite book.
Chicka chicka … BOOM! BOOM!
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There is a fish in the tank. No blame.