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79 Notes “Letter I”: The Chinese term hue yau literally means “fire drug” or “fire medicine.” “Letter II”: The words “flourysh,” “smyte,” “chase,” and “dragonys tayle” are all authentic terms for movements of the broad sword. “A History of sympathetic navigation”:The Powder of sympathy was a real remedy and it’s proposed use as described in the poem was put before the Board of Longitude as a legitimate tool for navigation. We do not know if it was tested. We do know it was not adopted. “The Golden Library of Knowledge . . .”: Takes its complete title from the jacket notes in a series of natural History books for children. The quote which begins part three is taken from poem six of Marina Tsvetaeva’s “Poems To Czechoslovakia.” 80 This page intentionally left blank. ...

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