1. There once was a road call the path to winning, and whoever was furthest along that road at the end would be declared the winner and inherit the Kingdom of Noffing.
2. Many had walked the road, a few suffered tragedy, some perished, many took a side path, some reached a greater destination because the road had a long history.
3. But we shall start this story in a time when the road had emptied.
4. The past glories that had called sojourners to trek to its promised destination had faded.
5. Few still walked the path.
6. But there were a few, and of this number we shall start with with the traveller who kept the dream alive.
7. When all seemed lost and the road narrowed perilously, this traveller took a step forward and declared, "I am currently winning. I am winning currently."
8. His determination would attract, let us say, some curious characters. But that short tale is for another time.