In which Ati discovers one conspiracy can hide another, and that truth, like falsehood, only exists insofar as we believe in it. He also discovers that the knowledge of some does not make up for the ignorance of others, and that humanity models itself upon the most ignorant of all its members. Under the reign of the Gkabul, the Great Work has been achieved: ignorance dominates the world, and has reached a stage where it knows everything, can do everything, and wants everything.