Surgeon's Research Notes
I discovered all too late that I was making things much harder on myself than necessary. There was no need for such complex chemical experimentation; no, foolish me! I ought to have turned to that which has already been perfected by nature. Fortunately my research led me to the carapace of the carrion crawler, which contains a paralytic agent so powerful I must be quite cautious not to breathe it in during the refinement process, lest I fall asleep at my workbench.