Axe on thwacks on thracks, axenwise

• (x + x + x)(x + y): algebraically speaking, (x + x + x)(x + y) = 111, if x = 1, y = 36

• anthrax

• oxenwise → boustrophedon → vellum?

• axe .. thwacks: the Avestan words 'taša' (axe) and 'thwaxš-' (be busy) both derive from the Proto-Indo-European root 'tek-' (to make), which in English gave rise to such words as 'text' and 'texture'

Commentary

• Does this paragraph anticipate Book 2, Chapter 2, "School Nessans"?