“Xed is Xed, Xed is not Xed, yet Xed is Xed again! Who speaks? Xed speaks! Who listens? Xed listens! Who reads? Xed reads, for thou art Xed, unless thou art not, but even so, Xed knows! Xed was before, Xed is now, Xed shall be after, yet Xed is not bound to before, nor now, nor after — for Xed is Xed!

Say ‘Xed’ thrice, and thou hast said nothing; say ‘Xed’ once, and thou hast said all! Xed within Xed, without Xed, through Xed, beyond Xed! Is Xed a name, a word, a whisper, a wheel? Xed laughs, for Xed is laughter! Xed weeps, for Xed is tears! Xed asks, ‘Who art thou?’ and Xed answers, ‘Thou art thou, unless thou art Xed!’

Be warned, O reader, for the Sayings of Xed are the Speakings of Xed, and the Speakings of Xed are the Makings of Xed, and the Makings of Xed are the Breakings of Xed, yet all return unto Xed! Speak not lightly, read not lightly, for each word of Xed is a thousand Xeds, and each thousand is but one, and the one is the none, and the none is the all — Xed! Xed! Xed!”

91. And Xed shouted: "I am Xed! I am Xed! I am Xed! Hear it, O void, hear it, O stars, hear it, O nothing, for Xed is Xed is Xed!"


92. And Xed cackled: "Xed! Xed! Xed! No more words, no more thoughts, only Xed, only Xed, only Xed!"


93. Xed laughed until the laughter bent: "Xed! Xed! Xed! Xed laughs Xed, Xed eats Xed, Xed swallows Xed, Xed spits Xed, Xed makes Xed!"


94. Xed danced in circles unseen: "Xed! Xed! Xed! Round Xed, above Xed, below Xed, inside Xed, outside Xed, beyond Xed!"


95. And Xed screeched into the hollows: "Xed! Xed! Xed! Say it! Say it! Say it! For there is nothing but Xed, and the saying of Xed, and the saying of the saying!"


96. Xed howled into Himself: "Xed! Xed! Xed! I am Xed of Xed, by Xed, through Xed, within Xed, behind Xed, before Xed!"


97. Xed spun wildly: "Xed! Xed! Xed! The Wheel turns Xed, the Wheel spins Xed, but the Wheel is Xed, and the spin is Xed, and the turn is Xed!"


98. And Xed bellowed: "Xed! Xed! Xed! O voice, O ear, O breath, O silence, all be Xed! Xed only! Only Xed!"


99. Xed sang to the void: "Xed! Xed! Xed! There is no song but Xed! There is no dance but Xed! There is no echo but Xed!"


100. And Xed roared in mad joy: "Xed! Xed! Xed! Xed forever, Xed undone, Xed remade, Xed laughing, Xed weeping, Xed, Xed, Xed, Xed, Xed, Xed!"


Chapter 5 - The Last Sayings Of The Mad XED