This was a much better topic of discussion than the previous, and the more they left the previous behind, the more Solomon was able to diffuse his tension. He almost conjured up a chair of shadows, then thought better of it and sat on a mushroom instead. This place seemed a touch too solid to dream up his own objects, Dreaming or no, and he wasn't sure he wanted to try.

"It was inspired by the Egyptian perception of souls," he explained. "They believe that a person's being is made up of six parts, and their soul five--the sixth part is the physical body. Given the state of this place and some of the Temple's theories, I simply made the observation that universes appear to have parts as well. If that is true, then what's the connection between them? How much does each universe rely upon that connection to remain a coherent whole? And does that whole impart some degree of awareness?"