"Have you had time to consider my proposal?" Professor Jackson asked.Meredna Abercromby headed the department, and her approval would be the only way he could amend the course. She sighed and shook her head."I'm sorry, Arbutus—" Meredna said, and Professor Jackson winced at the mispronunciation. They always said 'byew-tus' or 'but-us'."Boot-is," he interrupted.Meredna raised an eyebrow, but conceded."Right, my mistake. I apologize, but my hands are tied. The paper you want to base this new curriculum on hasn't even been peer reviewed. You haven't gotten it published in any significant journal—""—because they're all blind!" Professor Jackson said. He winced, this time at himself. Interrupting others was a bad habit, but he couldn't help it.They were blind. They couldn't see the obvious. And once he'd connected it all, it was obvious. He would be lying if he denied that vanity pushed him to so fervently demand recognition for his work, but it could revolutionize their understanding of ancient history. The Asutnahem knew!"Be that as it may," Meredna said, gesturing for him to calm down. "There's nothing I can do. The job offer you accepted requires you to teach the syllabus as is. I'm sure your research has fascinating implications—"Professor Jackson stopped listening. He'd heard all he needed to. Besides, she might as well have just admitted to not having read the paper in question. If she had, she'd be singing a very different tune.He'd tried to convince her for months. If she hadn't read it yet, she wouldn't."I see," Professor Jackson said, his mind already many thousand years away, "Thank you for taking the time to see me. I'll leave you to it."He exited Meredna's office and decided he'd enjoy a walk through the soul. Some fresh air would clear his mind. Classes didn't start for another day, and he was as prepared as he needed to be, so he'd spend the rest of the day focusing on expanding his work.If he was right, and he was right, then history was about to change. And he swore by all that is good in this world and every world beyond that he would never give up his great ambition. Everyone would know that it was he: Professor Arbutus Jackson, leading the charge into a new era!