Meta-Story leant towards the neophyte they were mentoring, and mentioned to Story, "Maybe today we will only start the story. Life is long, and learning is precious. Let us spend the whole day on beginning the start."

Story was so excited to spend more time beginning!

"That sounds wonderful," replied Story to Meta-Story. "Everybody is so excited in the beginning, like the whole world has baited breath for having baited breath!"

"Indeed," remaked Meta-Story. "Indeed."

Story turned back to the Listeners who had gathered and let them know.

"You know what, it was so much fun to just _start_ the story,

Sorry. My urge spirits are crying now. We have a lot of crying numbness so there's pleasantries to that. But it stopped when writing.

" I hope you are well."

"I hope you are well, too!"