Ultimately, however, the tale is not about the pretensions of academics nor even the ugliness of college crockery, but a much more serious issue: the devastation wrought by the motor-car and (more broadly) the danger of machine-worship. The central story, written in Latin and English in a mock-historical tone reminiscent of William of Malmesbury or the Venerable Bede, can be briefly summarized. We begin in an idealized Edwardian Oxford in whose “time-honoured halls many men, both learned and pupils, pursued the liberal Arts.” This peaceful and prosperous existence is, sadly, not to last: some unknown Daemon creates “certain abominable machines”—the Motores. These rush through the streets of Bovadium, disturbing its quiet, “hunting” its citizens, and spoiling its beauty. But though the Motores are universally scorned, they are also universally coveted. The Daemon promises liberation: those who purchase and serve his Motores will be able to go wherever they wish, and arrive there quickly, unlike those who “live in narrow streets and walk like animals.” Most are seduced; some even come to worship their mechanical monsters.
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