once upon a time there was an adsorptive card who received ink on her surface. she watched as her appearance was changed and she grew restless. finally she whispered to the old man making the marks, “do not make any more words. make chess pieces instead, and include a new piece called ASTROLOGER.” and so the man did, and so was born a new game, on a board that was now nine by nine, with the Astrologer piece nestled between Queen and King, and the middle row and column made not of ebony nor alabaster, but jade. and so the rules were changed to fit, and then Reality was changed to fit the new rules. and so the Universe became more harmonious.

The End