"Pay attention, Initiate! The ritual must be performed exactly as it is written."
"Why?"
"Because it is written. Now stop asking questions and listen carefully. After the Rite of Transformation, I must recite the 7 Sacred Numbers."
The Initiate opened his mouth, then closed it again without speaking.
"Next I recite the Litany of Power and Resistance and place my hand on the Blessed Relic. If I have done well, there will be a Sign."
A howling wail rose up around them. "By the Law of Ohm it is done."
The gods had granted light and heat for another day.