Armand's First Letter. Amelia's First Letter. 17 Rue Thomas, Toulouse, Provençe 29 November 1016 My dearest cousin Armand, I could relate to you many commonplace details about my daily life this past three weeks: that I continue my studies with Dr. Laguerre; that I have tea daily with my particular friend Janine Allard; that Maximilian … Continue reading Objet de Belazel
Making the Rounds
Armand's First Letter. Amelia's First Letter. Bois-de-Bas 15 November 1016 My dear cousin Amelia, The first snows have arrived, and Bois-de-Bas is transformed in the usual way; and yet many things are different than they were last year. Some time ago I wrote to you—or perhaps I just wrote about it in my journal—about the … Continue reading Making the Rounds
Empty Nodes
Armand's First Letter. Amelia's First Letter. 17 Rue Thomas, Toulouse, Provençe 8 November 1016 My dearest cousin Armand, The latest from Yorke is more of the same: much banging of drums and the occasional call of a trumpet, but as yet no marching of boots. His Majesty appears to be impressing a need for calm … Continue reading Empty Nodes
Pitch and Yaw
Armand's First Letter. Amelia's First Letter. Bois-de-Bas 9 October 1016 My dear cousin Amelia, What a glorious day I have had! We completed construction of my new packet, the Amelie, this week, and after some initial trials in the vicinity of Bois-de-Bas, we—meaning my dear Amelie and I, along with Bastien and one or two … Continue reading Pitch and Yaw
Ley Lines
Armand's First Letter. Amelia's First Letter. 17 Rue Thomas, Toulouse, Provençe 12 October 1016 My dearest cousin Armand, What an eruption you have caused, to be sure! You Armoricans, I should say, for it would not be fair to blame it all upon my own sweet cousin, however sizable his role might have been in … Continue reading Ley Lines
Synthesis
Armand's First Letter. Amelia's First Letter. 20 September 1016 17 Rue Thomas, Toulouse, Provençe My dearest cousin Armand, Such changes there have been in my life since I last wrote to you, that I hardly know where to begin—there are so many, many threads to catch hold of. The first, I suppose, is that while … Continue reading Synthesis
Ship-forming
Armand's First Letter. Amelia's First Letter. Bois-de-Bas, Armorica 8 September 1016 Dear Jack, It has become a regular thing with me: of a sudden I am beside myself to know how Armorica's declaration of independence is going over in Yorke; and each time I must remind myself that even with the best of weather over … Continue reading Ship-forming
Inventory
Armand's First Letter. Amelia's First Letter. Bois-de-Bas, Armorica 1 September 1016 Dear Journal, I have spent the past few days examining the contents of our shop's storeroom, where the bulk of our goods for sale are kept; for our shop is a rather old-fashioned shop, where most goods are behind the counter, and the shopkeeper … Continue reading Inventory
Capacity
Armand's First Letter. Amelia's First Letter. Bois-de-Bas, Armorica 25 August 1016 Dear Mum, Today my Amelie came to me and said, "Armand, we are too small, or Bois-de-Bas has become too big." I was confused. "You want to live somewhere smaller? But where? And what about the wagon-works?" For there are smaller villages not far … Continue reading Capacity
Guidance
Armand's First Letter. Amelia's First Letter. Bois-de-Bas, Armorica 18 August 1016 Dear Journal, I have reached a lull in my work on the good packet Amelie: the forming is complete. Much construction and finishing remains, but that can proceed without my help. Meanwhile I am quite caught up with regards to the wagon-works' other endeavors, … Continue reading Guidance