For the Record

“Each one,” they told us, and there were too many to count, “stands for something in the real world.” Meanwhile our milk was spoiling in cartons kept in stale cloakrooms. That was a long time ago. But assurances were given—we took them for laws—that it would stay this way till everything came to a rest, which to be honest never happens, not really. But who knows? Contiguousness is overrated. Let’s turn to the book–you choose it–and check things for ourselves. Look over the pictures, maybe find what we’re after or our own. After that, we’ll have to get our stories straight, just in case testimony is required. Okay, let’s start at the beginning, and see what happens.