Summa Totalis

This is Laplace's story. and Laplace's story is his people's story.
He is the product of a society
that never got the 12 step program it desperately needed.
Known to others as the 'Calculators' and
referring to themselves as, 'the Species',
they are an insular lot, governed by (sometimes literally)
binding cultural practices but few formal rules.
Dissatisfaction born of bitter socio-political skepticism leads the Species to a sustaining, multi-millennial project. The scheme has its roots in ...