*A small white book, hidden amongst the secret pouch of her backpack (with the special milks) is labelled "Quadra's: Keep Out". But that is where the Common ends, for within, in neat, flowing script...*

"Usstan'bal neitar tlus ji tahta wun jal ussta dro. Ol zhah naut fridj ussta treemma d' cahlinden xor d' b'vecko har'dro cahallin usbyr. F'sarn stre d' usstan, xor a mzulst, d' vel'uss Usstan zhahus. Usstan neitar gumash kyorl vel'bol natha myar j'nesst Usstan llaar tlun, lu' Usstan xuat ssinssrin tlu nindel i'dol rin'ov, drill il zhah naut l' uss vel'uss orn'la alu tarthe. Gaer zhah nau elghinn whol l' quortek. Fridj whol uns'aa.

Mylin zhah screa'in ji mzilt mzild taga jaluss p'los. F'sarn stre nindel il xal xo'al ulu morfeth uns'aa dro, lu' wun xunin ji, elgg uns'aa. Ol zhah natha sreenath cress pholor vel'bolen Usstan z'orr, lu' Usstan xuat zhaun vel'bolen i'dol zhah gareth nin. Usstan shlu'ta naut xxizz drill brorn ka mayoe l' tresk'ri orn'la tlu alur tir xuileb uns'aa.

Usstan morfel natha iglata ulu Ando, lu' ulu Danael, drill ka Usstan el t'yin ol orn naut selg'tarn. Naut ussta iglatan, xor ussta abbilen, xor ussta tejmook'cinkjuun whol vel'bol lu' vel'ussa. Naubol orn selg'tarn. Usstan orn naut inbau wund l' zeklet'taun, xor l' uoi'notan; Usstan orn vost tlu, p'wal Aurelia zhah...

F'sarn naut stre d' elggor. Ele zhal'la Usstan tlu? Ol zhah fridj jalbyr unboi pholor l' revis ulu kiel elghinn d'lil quortek. Usstan satiir naut'kyn ulu l' revis p'los uns'aa, drill Usstan zhaun ol zhah l' er'griff uss Usstan inbal. Usstan er'griff daewl Usstan gumash inbal tlus rosin xuil natha loff'ta mayar a dro, lu' naut xuil nindel phla'ta, verin xukuth. Gaer zhah nau ulin whol Quadra, drill nausbyr zhah gaer whol Filan."