Upon this Oath that I shall heere you give,          
              For ne Gold ne Silver as long as you live,           
              Neither for love you beare towards your Kinne,       
              Nor yet to no great Man preferment to wynne:         
              That you disclose the secret that I shall you teach, 
              Neither by writing nor by no swift speech;           
              But only to him which you be sure                    
              Hath ever searched after the secrets of Nature.      
              To him you may reveal the secrets of this Art,       
              Under the covering of Philosophie before this world  
                                                       you depart. 
                -- "Theatrum Chemicum Britannicum" (1652)          
                                                                   
            
            
                           C H R I S T M I N S T E R
                           An interactive conspiracy
                            Gareth Rees, August 1995
                           
                             [press a key to begin]