I was studying the conjugation of Latin verbs. My book was opened to a page which showed the present subjunctive conjugation of the Latin verb "ire" meaning "to go." Arranged in a vertical column on the left side of the page were the three singular forms of the verb, and in a parallel column on the right side of the page were the three plural forms. Most striking however, in the middle of the page, was a large painting by Salvador Dalí. The painting depicted a high ecclesiastical personage, perhaps a bishop, dressed in a creamy robe, but in typical Dalí fashion, the portrait was severely distorted, rendering the figure almost unrecognizable. A curving line meandered down the center of the face, throwing the right and left sides of the face out of proportion.