Group Seed: The Honorable Order of Ley Engineers (HOLE).

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The Honorable Order of Ley Engineers (HOLE)

Yes, they made that joke in the 19th century, too.  At least, that’s what the surviving records (of which, more later) suggest.  With ‘suggest’ being the operative word: people back then would often be more delicate when writing things down.

HOLE was a secret society (started in 1845) that seemed destined for greatness: it was well-organized, reasonably benign, and had access to a highly useful magical gate system that allowed them to reliably transmit small (no more than 20 lb) packages between any two permanent portals.  True, building new portals was a non-trivial exercise, but by 1860 the following network had been set up: Continue reading Group Seed: The Honorable Order of Ley Engineers (HOLE).