Experience was something it was difficult to avoid, though many people had managed to keep it to a minimum. - Philip José Farmer

Miles above the Earth we know,
Fancy's rocket roars. Below,
Here and Now are needles which
Sew a pattern black as pitch,
Waiting for the rocket's light.

The plant-man said, ‘I’ve observed that when a human is dealing with another, he’s usually logical only if he’s advancing his self-interests or has a desire to hurt or put down the other. Is this one of those situations?

Time, however, was creeping or sliding or flowing or proceeding in whatever unknown manner Time used to make Then into Now.