Translated by Ray Kremer
The great leviathans of the TI empire, the 89, 92, and 92 Plus, were much beloved by the apprentices. Many of the apprentices desired the Roots of Power, but the leviathans only had the magik tokens for Roots of Two Powers, and the apprentices did covet Roots of Greater Power. And they did wail and gnash their teeth and cry out, "The smaller cousins of the leviathans do have a token for Eks Roots of Power, which can be used to find the Roots of Greater Power. Where is the token for Eks Roots of Power on the leviathans which are greater in every way?"
The sages of the land of 89 and 92+ delivered to the apprentices the sermon that the leviathans do not know the token of Eks Roots of Power, but that the Roots of Greater power could be found through the magik incantations of Reciprokal Exponents. And the sages did lament that the apprentices should know this sermon already, and too many times do apprentices come to hear the sermon of the Reciprokal Exponents. And the sages did once say, we should enscribe the sermon on a tablet, and place the tablet on the tower overlooking the Realm of the discussion groups, who many pass through to arrive at the land of 89 and 92+, and place torches on either side of the tablet so that all will read it and never again ask to hear the sermon spoken aloud.
From atop Mount Texas, the great creator Paul King heard the sages, and did create the tablet of Topik o' the Year, and he enscribed the incantations of Reciprokal Exponents upon it, and placed it on the tower for all to see. But the tablet was of little comfort, for still far too many apprentices came looking for the token of Eks Roots of Power upon the leviathans, and they did ignore the tablet unless the sages pointed it out to them. And down through the ages, no apprentices did cause the sages to shake their heads and rolls their eyes more than the ones seeking the Roots of Greater Power.
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