lecture by tear<div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Once upon a time a single tear was at the head of a lecture hall before a large audience. The tear leaned forward into the microphone, knocking it a little with a loud low thump on the soundsystem.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">The tear spoke to the lecture hall. They said, “I want to cry.”</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">They pulled back from the microphone to indicate the main lecture was over, and a question and answer period began.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Everybody clamored and chatted excitedly about the content of the lecture. People began filing before a second standing microphone for questions.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">It was time for the first question</div>