sentences:  There he is approached by the Vermiform, a creature from the alternate world of the Shift, which Jant has previously accessed through the use of scolopendium.The Vermiform tells Jant that Cyan has entered the Shift and together they rescue her from the Gabbleratchet, a strange monster which constantly shifts between worlds in a bizarre hunt.On the run from the creature, the Vermiform shows them many worlds which have fallen to the Insects.