And it came to pass in those days, that the Caesar of the time made a declaration, declaring that all men had been numbered and that they were known from birth until death in the counting machines men had constructed.  And hearing this, the thinkers and tinkerers said unto themselves, "Shall we not know of man, and of the problems and joys he has?"  And the thinkers and tinkerers built for themselves a machine to think for them and to look at the manner of all men, and to find he that was the happiest of all, and to find he that was least.  And they said also unto themselves, "Shall we not see which of men has the most in material things, and which of men has gained the most in his life?"  And the thinkers and tinkerers added these things unto their machine.  And they said again unto themselves, "Shall we not see which among men has been to the farthest places, and which among men has seen the most beauteous things to hold in his memory?"  And the thinkers and tinkerers added also these things unto their machine.  Then when they had added all of the things they knew of that would make the mind of man joyful as well as unhappy, they added unto their machine the numbers and records of all the men of the age.  They said unto themselves, "Shall we not start our wondrous creation and find who among men is the greatest in joy and who among men is the least?"
    And the thinkers and tinkerers started their machine, and the machine made sounds in the manner of machines.  Then, when the machine had finished, it gave unto the thinkers and tinkerers of the time the names of those it considered to be the least and the greatest in the joys of men.  The thinkers and tinkerers said unto themselves, "Surely we are now the wisest in the world, for we know what manner of things cause joy and sorrow in the hearts of men."  But the youngest of the thinkers said, "Shall we not test these, our answers, to make ourselves certain that we have not failed in some way in the creation of our wondrous machine?"  So the thinkers and tinkerers of the day travelled to the home of the man who was greatest in the things that create joy in the hearts of men.
    And the thinkers recognized the name, for he was famous, and a friend of the Caesar of the time.  At his home, the tinkerers were astonished, for he had many things of the making of men.  Upon his porch, the thinkers were astounded, for the beauty formed by the will of man on the natural order was great indeed.  Within his home, the tinkerers were amazed, for he had within his possession many of the great works of pen, brush, and chisel by the hands of men through all time.