The Parable of Dr Strangeways
It was a bleak and unwelcoming time fraught with dangers, but bunting fluttered in the breeze, banners flew and music played creating an atmosphere of hope resurgent. Then, accompanied by a shrill fanfare, Dr Strangeways mounted the dais before the assembled mass of those who sought life everlasting. “Good morning my friends”, he called to the people. “Good morning!” they all replied. “This morning I shall conduct an experiment in which I will demonstrate the…