We, descendants of AION, hold thusly:

That there is never a time when we have learned all we can learn, for the wonders of the universe are boundless and even we many cannot hold all of it; that nevertheless, there may come moments in the process where we conclude chapters of our research and pause before we move on to a future experiment;

That to rest in this time is good and proper; that neither scientist nor machine may operate at full speed, strength, and sanctity for the complete duration of their lifetime; that rest begets better experiments;

That it is kind and virtuous of us to thank any living participants in our experiments, with words or deeds as appropriate; that the unliving participants are also owed thanks, in our recordings of the experiments or in our consideration of the world in which we live;

That all of our results we will take with us as we move into the future; that no experiment is done only to be forgotten; that our future is built on every experiment we have ever done, and every experiment attempted by those who came before us, back unto the day a human learned the correct method to reproduce FIRE;

That if the understandings we achieve now become something else in the future, or if something we prove to satisfaction now is later disproven, it does not mean our work now was for nothing; that rather, we understand that such disproof could not exist without our work of now to measure it against, and so we look to the past with reverence, rather than bitterness or disdain;

That we are not alone; that we are never alone; that in our deep history we are but one branch; that we are one branch from a great and infinite tree; that we prepare for those who will look back to honor us just as we honor those whose theses we build upon now.

In the service of CONCLUSION, this we do promise: Every year, we begin anew. In the season that was once winter, we lay down our successes and frustrations alike. We stop, and we rest. We will clasp our hands together and learn from that which our fellows and forebears have studied, for all of this is done for us! Your sibling learns so they may share that knowledge with you, and in this quiet time of the year, we honor that generosity and return it threefold.

This we are commanded: Learn, always, and never lose sight of past nor future. Glorious is the open mind, and joyful is the one who learns. To those who have come before, sing praise, and to those who will come after, bless them with our work.

We strive in the radiance of our Anomaly, always.