Section 5: Tuesday, May 21; Wednesday, May 22 & Thursday, May 23 Summary

On Tuesday, May 21, Shirin phones at 9 am to invite Jared to B's speaking engagement in Stuttgart later in the day. Jared writes that there is one degree of having faith and fifty degrees of losing it; he is around the thirty-fourth degree now. Jared, B, Shirin and Michael travel to Stuttgart by train, and B explains that his talk today will be about his views on population and will be held at the university. On the ride, Shirin tells Jared the story of the Imperial Chill at B's suggestion. The emperor has always been cold, and many try to solve his problem. When the Prime Minister suggests the emperor is cold because he is naked, his listeners are outraged at the simplicity of such an idea. At the university, Jared transcribes...