"Excellent," Solomon said approvingly. "You will need to manifest a second book to write in." There were some places to sit in the garden, but they needed a desk as well. Rather than go in search of one, Solomon put out his hand and manifested a chair first--timber, with a high back but thick cushions on the seat and back. It grew out of the ground almost like a tree in fast-motion.

"Manifesting objects is easy in principle," he said as it did. "It's simply a matter of wanting it hard enough and directing that want into a physical place. The difficult part is maintaining the manifestation and without requiring the entirety of your focus." He glanced at Frank. "Have you heard of the memory palace?"