[Fredrick]

I like the discussion about ehter, but I am not that familiar with the terminology (mainly with the general idea of it). I tried to google an image of your eight boxes forming a large cube, but couldn't find any, Pat, because it reminds me of your discussion on ether. I had wanted to use the image as introduction to the interesting aspect that 9 in our decimal system has a peculiar property. This becomes visible when adding numbers separately, for instance, number 25 can be added up as 2 + 5 and then be shown to be a '7' number, just like number 124 is a '7' number. The fascinating part is that adding a 9, as in 259 or 1294 does not change this number from being a '7' number. It is almost as if the 8 cubicles you drew show the 9th cubicle (the whole) that both exists as such and doesn't exist. Even, if we use an eight numbered system, 7 would then subsequently be the number that plays that 'completing' role. Any comment if you see a link between ether being/not being there and the 9th cubicle in the picture you drew?