Surprising! The affection of the Bookmen

He gets close to the affairs that are erased from human history so that he can record them.

That's what Bookman's entry in Gray Ark says when it discusses his purpose.

But the first definitions offered by our dictionary for "get close to" were "cuddle" and "snuggle".

Bookmen must snuggle up to world events to record them.

This revelation has easily made my night.