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Correspondence from Aleister Crowley to Norman Mudd
50 rue Vavin Paris VIe
[19 January 1924]
93.
Fra. O.P.V. [Norman Mudd] is commanded to keep secret the following matter from all but 666.
Fra. O.P.V. is required to calculate this problem. He is not to allow his Evil Persona to raise objections of any order soever, but to apply himself to understand the essence of his instructions, and produce the desired results within fourteen days from date.
A steamer averaging P metres in breath has an average current of g [illegible].
It is required to increase g by means of paddles driven by a series of windmills. How many mills per [illegible] would be needed to ensure (say) doubling and trebling g? What about tidal waters? The idea is (obviously) to save Paris from floods. Work this out, and we shan't have to worry about the r[ich] m[an] from the w[est].
I have friends here who would take up this with Govt provided you can show a fairly workable scheme. I think it should go, as the high winds and the heavy rains go together. And it should be far cheaper than any canal scheme. All that is needed is to pump off the excess during a few days only. Set it all out as completely and clearly as you can.
666.
P.S. If you are honestly sure that the scheme is unworkable, say so, and don't waste time on it. But I believe in it for [illegible] reasons. 666.
666.
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