What the... what is it?$b$bIt has the shape of a... box, maybe? It's encrusted over something fierce. Wait, there a portion here that's exposed... is that a book underneath all this gunk?$b$bI think you've stumbled across quite the find here, $N... well, at least I hope it is. Perhaps it is a journal or a log from ancient times, preserved in this shell.$b$bI think I know a way to find out what this is.