John the Nothing: Section 86 Part 3

--"Human beings are complex collections of ideas. It is possible to destroy, create, and manipulate another person or thing if you completely understand it."

The last words of Bizeln Yosidious, the grayest rainbow, before he was understood.

This is why John runs, with cloak and carbine against the wind, as the old city turns its back. The parasitic frenzied automaton is here, and is smiling terribly.