The scientist, Idris, wished to observe the growth of microbes. He cultivated them in different ways, but as they grew, he found that in his eagerness, he had made no prediction about what he had expected to happen. He had data, but no fruitfulness. The microbes responded to dark matter, but where was his control group? They thrived in morning and night alike, but to what point, that knowledge?

And so the scientist, Idris, was forced to begin again. None of the microbes could be used for further testing, so he returned to the source, with sterile equipment and clear labels, as demanded by our customs.

On this second experiment, the scientist, Idris, said, "I believe that the microbes will multiply aggressively in the presence of dark matter." And while it contained knowledge gained from his earlier, fruitless experiment, he was able to test this hypothesis cleanly. He isolated a sample colony from dark matter and cultivated further microbes with the presence of dark matter.

But when his Dean asked him, "What is the factor of multiplication? And how little dark matter is required to enable a colony to grow most optimally?" the scientist, Idris, could not answer, for he had forgotten to include specifics in his hypothesis.

And so the scientist, Idris, was forced to begin again. He set aside the colonies he had worked with and returned to the source, with sterile equipment and clear labels. This time, before he began new work, he stopped to consider truly what he most wanted to know, and what he could most closely predict based on his existing data.

On this third experiment, the scientist, Idris, said, "Microbes exposed to a small concentration of dark matter show enhanced multiplicative capabilities over those exposed to none at all." And he further elaborated his hypothesis with specific numbers, beginning at a very small concentration and cultivating microbe colonies with larger and larger ratios.

And when he was asked for the results of his learning, Idris presented data regarding how the descendants of AION could most efficiently cultivate the microbes.

And his Dean said, "You have done well, and brought new data to us by the thoroughness of your work; and our children and our children's children will know these laws as Idris's. Our microbes will sing to the Anomaly. Let it be so." And so it was.