of entry. These are indicated by a series of glyphs, like so: *** Work on the text has proceeded slowly. Humans are, after all, accustomed to narratives with a beginning and an end, however arbitrary; even our systems of measuring circles (degrees, radians, longitude) assume a zero point for reference.*

* One may recall here the debate over ordinality in year-naming circa the millennium. For his commentary then, and consultation now, we are deeply indebted to—though surely his name will be redacted—one Mr. D******. The key theory we are bringing to bear is that the text is cyclical, with multiple