My son, Andrew is a biologist, among other things. He spoke with me one day about how science was poised on the cusp of extending life, perhaps to 150 years or more. I remembered this story about a young boy who suddenly begins to age at an alarming rate. I went back to the “rivers of words” method of extracting a new text I had used in Art From Abo, trying to maintain a kernel of the story, about children questioning old age, while developing a new thread of interest as well. I discovered an article, Can We Cure Aging? by Michael Fossel, MD, and copied it on transparent paper, affixing it to the text pages as a background presence. I also included one of my favorite poems, The Layers by Stanley Kunitz as an overlay for Say’s illustrations.