It is a thick, heavy backsword, eighteen inches long, with a bevel where the point should be, worn at the waist in a half-scabbard of wood, and used for digging as well as killing.

abide, amaze

Because of this, relationships between docksiders often lack trust. He was dressed in docksiders, khaki shorts and a pink polo shirt.

His life mirrored his words: “Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.”