This is the 43th day of the Gaian year. On this day chapter 43 of the Gaiad is read, telling the story of Chapter 43 traces the genealogy of Crustaceus, a figure who finds no ecological niche in sea, stream, or land during the age when Trilobites dominate the seas, Arachnus rules the depths, Insectus colonizes rivers, and Cain and Abel hold the land.