An address to the Guild of Textors by Grammarian Tamner

Good textors, it has been almost a century since the invention of the motive flywheel. It is a truly remarkable device which has undoubtedly changed our world forever and I would be loathe to downplay Textor Pollun's role as its creator and master of grammar. Yes, he stood on the shoulders of such giants as Textor Grame who first discover that grammar could be boolean, opening new worlds of possibility beyond simple symbols, and the Textors Hebbling who together described the first glyphs modifying mass and inertia, but he was the one with the insight and skill of composition to combine these into a source of power.

Noble sirs, I humbly submit to this body that we have been ignoring the potential of this device for over five years. You see, five years ago was the first publication by a naturalist concerning a strange occurrence concerning a chemical device she calls a battery.

I can see now the doubt writ on your faces; please do not discount this information simply because it comes from one who purposely seeks knowledge apart from grammar. I have reviewed the methods involved and they are as stringent as any glyph verification that this illustrious body carries out.

This naturalist has concluded that there is a force which we have not previously explored via—and indeed may not be accessible to—grammar which she calls electricity. Her conclusion is that this electricity can result from a magnet moving past metal coils. Of course, being a naturalist, she has naturally refrained from using any aspect of grammar in her research.

I propose with all appropriate deference that the Guild of Textors begin an inquiry into the nature of electricity with the use of motive flywheels etched from magnetite or, if expense is an issue, granite with appropriate magnit glyphs. It is possible that in understanding this previously unknown force, we might better understand the nature of grammar which indeed would lead to untold discoveries of new glyphs and applications. It may well be that previously tried and discarded glyphs have function this would help to discern.

Honored textors, I understand from the apparent body language and the approach of the door-keepers that you do not approve of this. I beg forgiveness for any offense I might have caused by invoking naturalist research and yet also I beg of you to reconsid-

[The transcription by the scribe ends here with a note that nothing articulate was said by Tamner as he was removed.]