See, the world is full of things more powerful than us. But if you know how to catch a ride, you can go places, - Neal Stephenson

Daniel understood the complaint. For Daniel, too, had once designed a building, and savored the thrill of seeing it built, only to endure the long indignity of watching the owner clutter it up with knick-knacks and furniture.

This is one of the two great labyrinths into which human minds are drawn: the question of free will versus predestination.

Just aiming a speely input device, or a Farspark chambre, or whatever you call it... a speelycaptor... at something doesn't collect what is meaningful to me. I need someone to gather it in with all their senses, mix it round in their head, and make it over into words.