On either side just below the handle , where the Runic letters shivered as though they were alive , were two deep gouges in the dull , deadly steel .<br>` Now , what Thing made those ? '<br>said he . '<br>I know not , but you , perhaps , can say . '<br>` Tell them all the tale , Sir Richard , ' said Puck .<br>` It concerns their land somewhat . '<br>` Yes , from the very beginning , ' Una pleaded , for the knight 's good face and the smile on it more than ever reminded her of ` Sir Isumbras at the Ford ' .
the runic letters are alive and well.
They shriveled like they were alive; they are in fact not alive as they are just runic letters. I think the system took the personification literally.
( z1 letter :mod ( z2 runic ) :ARG1-of ( z3 live ) :ARG1-of ( z4 well ) )