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eternal recurrence, is that we try to explain too much by it. If we havethe theory, we may understand something about human life—but notfurtherMRS P . Is not that serpent on the cover of the book used as a sign ofeternal recurrence?MR O Yes, but quite imaginary. In any case, it's not mine.MRS B. Did you approve of those geometric designs beginning eachchapter in Tertium Organum?MR O. There are no geometrical designs on my book This is notimportant What is important is that I don't know how long we cancontinue. What has happened is very far from the original idea. It isnobody's fault. It is the war. Wars always and everywhere havedestroyed everything. But the question is, can we continue to attractnew people and start new groups till the end of the war. I don't knowif I can come. I cannot promise every week. So the room may be openbut I may not be there. You can talk, and invent questions. InLondon, when we were translating the book, I was away in Pans quitea lot. People continued though.When I came here before the American war, I thought of somethinglike the Historico-Psychological Society in England. But this needsmany people who understand what is being done And we are furtherfrom that now than in 1941.If there are any questions, I will answer them. But not about somespecial diagram That will all be published in a book Here we have theglossary we spoke of before. I said we had learned many words Let usread it If any is not clear, you can ask [Glossary is read.]'Accumulator' for instance. I would say that it is necessary to add'Small Accumulator' and 'Big Accumulator'. And someone told methat this word is not used in the same sense in America as in EnglandWell, you must think about it.MR. S. What does 'First Threshold' mean?MR O The word 'Threshold' is connected with the idea of the pathPath means a way that leads somewhere. It doesn't begin on the samelevel as ordinary things. First Threshold is the moment when one meetswith influence C From this moment begins a staircase with a definitenumber of steps. Second Threshold begins at the end of the stepsMRS W . How is 'gram' used?M R . O We may come to that.