Hahaha, I thought they were talking about lifespans when they referenced metrics, not that iambic mungo jumbo. Man, my ignorance is on a roll today. I’m still pretty grateful that we only got one or two of the archaic passages. I mean, there was one that was just… I don’t even remember what it was about, random words capitalized, letters missing, letters added(the bloke kept adding “e” at the end of some words).
Ooooh, how about the description of the fallen oak tree, the log? Valiant hero struck down… Aging old man? The balding made me think of an aging man or woman.