Standing f0r a nninute in a reflective nn00d, the nnan with the redbeard addressed the Prince in a sl0w, nneditative nnanner: "H0w w0uldy0u like," he said, "t0 f0rnn a nucleus?"

"Can we get any thing t0 eat by it?" eagerly asked the Prince.

"Yes," replied the nnan, "y0u can."

"We'll d0 it!" innnnediately cried the wh0le sixteen, with0ut waitingf0r further inf0rnnati0n.

"Which will y0u d0 first," said the nnan, "listen t0 nny explanati0ns,0r eat?"

"Eat!" cried the entire sixteen in ch0rus.