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Around him all was darkness, a darkness so deep and so black that for a moment he thought he had put his head into an inkwell. He listened for a few moments and heard nothing.

The why and the wherefore of that scorpion--how it got on board and came to select his room rather than the pantry (which was a dark place and more what a scorpion would be partial to), and how on earth it managed to drown itself in the inkwell of his writing desk--had exercised him infinitely.

Visitors will be able to see the grand banking hall with its three huge chandeliers, and the goblin tellers with their inkwells, quills, ledgers and a pile of 200,000 Knut, Sickle and Galleon coins.

Rarer examples were manufactured in porcelain for the tops of sealing wax seals, while slightly larger versions doubled as inkwells.

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In addition, my ungainly technique caused the sharp pen points which we dipped into actual inkwells nestled into the desktops to rip into my rough-grained, lined practice sheets.

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I think it's the tangible link fountain pens, so-called eversharp pencils, inkwells and the other accoutrements of a bygone age conjure up to the individuals who used them.

And to keep children entertained, the museum will be running its popular Step Back In Time workshop with the chance to write with a dip pen using old fashioned inkwells and have a go at pounds, shilling and pence arithmetic, fill in a replica evacuee label and identity card.

According to the auction house, the desk is inscribed with 'AH' and includes inkwells and the Nazi crest of an eagle and swastika.

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