Beelzebub's Tales to His Grandson

3 The Cause of the Delay in the Falling of the Ship Karnak

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“The point is that if we follow our intended course, then our ship, after two ‘Kilprenos,’¹ will pass through the solar system ‘Vuanik.’

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¹ The word “Kilpreno” in the language of Beelzebub means a certain period of time, equal approximately to the duration of the flow of time which we call an “hour.”