1810

"Could somebody explain all this to me, please", Says a clearly perplexed Francois. "After dinner, if you wish", says Jesus, "I will give you a tour of the grounds and show you where the fountain used to be. Suffice it to say, the Millionth Council, the angelic heirachy that governs your planet, had this place built at the turn of the century. They designated it a place of rest, refuge, safety, and education and learning, but some of their mortal coplanners had some rather barmy ideas about spirituality, and with the Councils's blessing, they installed this fountain with a basin that would spout a particularly potent form of water that would induce amnesia on whomsoever drank of it. That was useful up to a point, but then, increasingly, were being brought to us those who had no need of forgetting and much need of repentance, cleansing of soul, and renewal of life and spirit in my service, and it is impossible to encounter real repentance and real healing in such a state of induced forgetfulness...