Time is not thrust together and summed up out of nows, but the reverse: with reference to the now we can articulate the stretching out of time always only in specific ways.

Thou rather, with thy sharp and sulphurous bolt, Split'st the unwedgeable and gnarled oak[.]

give that turkey a careful carve

Six years of training are required. Within the first 2 years, the trainee must observe at least 225 passages, dockings, and undockings: at least 25 of these maneuvers must be performed by the trainee under the supervision of a docking master.