The subtle sonorities of plucked strings at the back of a closed chamber excited him, and he continued research into the instrument in a somewhat more organized manner. Soon he was able to give a concert of music which he himself had arranged--and when Wladislaw Wladislaw dedicated his composition to Gh., the performer's future was assured. The rest of his triumphant story is too well known to repeat here. The single observation on Gh. Therwent's playing, however, by the composer Ratling, is perhaps worthy of note. "He don't play on the white keys, and he don't play on the black keys," said Ratling, with that cultivated lack of grammar which made him famous as an eccentric. "He plays in the cracks!" * * * * * _JULY 23_: On this date, the Hrrshtk Notes were discovered in a _welf_-shop cellar on Deneb III. These notes are, quite certainly, alone in their originality, and in the force which they have had on the growth of subsequent musicians. To begin at the beginning: it is well established that Ludwig Hrrshtk, perhaps the most widely known Denebian composer, died of overwork in his prime. His compositions, until the famous T85 discoveries of G'g Rash, were almost alone in their universal appeal. Races the Galaxy over have thrilled to Hrrshtk's Second Symphony, his Concerto for Old Men, and the inspiring Classic Mambo Suite. It is, as a matter of fact, said that G'g Rash himself was led to his discovery by considering the question: "How can many different races, experiencing totally different emotions in totally different ways, agree on the importance of a single musical composition by Hrrshtk? How can all share a single emotional experience?" His researches delved deeply into the Hrrshtk compositions, and a tentative theory based on the Most Common Harmonic, now shown to have been totally mistaken, led to the T85 discoveries. The Hrrshtk notes, however, found long afterward, provide the real answer. Among a pile of sketches and musical fragments was found a long list--or, rather, a series of lists. In the form of a Galactic Dictionary, the paper is divided into many columns, each headed with the name of a different planet. Rather than describe this document, we are printing an excerpt from it herewith: DENEB III TERRA MARS FOMALHAUT II SIRIUS VII Love Anger Hunger Sadness Madness Hate Joy F'rit Prayer Love Prayer Madness Sadness Full Joy Vilb NPE Non-F'rit Golk NPE