The following notes concerning Pêngism may also prove helpful;

All we know of Pêng is extrapolated from the famous poem of Chuang Tzu, which starts 'The great fish Pêng is many li in length' . The main point of the poem seems to have to do with relativity, but for Pêngists the line quoted above is already the ultimate simplification and expression of Einsteinian space-time theory. There is both more and less to the poem, and indeed to everything, than meets the eye. Speculation and indeed fascination with the Void has given rise to the hobby of 'Void spotting' , and discussions about the 'Great Void of Old' and whether the void nowadays is a patch on what it used to be etc., the reader has ample scope to investigate this question in any of a number of ways. Playing 'I spy' in the dark, for example.

The worth of Pêngism is many fold. Not least of its advantages is that it requires no faith to believe in Pêng. Everyone both does and does not believe in him. Another good thing is his ability to grant prayers, which is well known to those who have experimented in this area, though a word of caution would be well heeded here. Remember the Monkey's Paw! Fortunately Pêng has a 'care for the continuum' policy in operation, and only grants those wishes which have been written down in a certain way, by approved Admirals of the Unchurch of Pêng, who must be duly accredited by the Intergalactic Council of Wise Fish. For a small fee anyone can become a Squadron Leader of the Unchurch, with the prospect of eventually working up to Admiral, and we also provide an official Pêngist Feng Shui mirror, made of cardboard, which is 'guaranteed worthless or your money back'.


Admiral Sir Pete Middleton