The long awaited day approached. This day, members proceeded to my companions abode. As they proceeded, they congratulated it. Many of who presented presents to my companion. Members kept proceeding till I lost count. They all settled in the outside where the celebration was to take place. After all, these members could be contained not in my companion's hut.

A member stood on a not so mammoth rock and whined, 'you are all welcome to the celebration. Our new researcher of the land shall join the celebration in less than or equal to 3 minutes'

Members kept pouring in the celebration. In less than 3 minutes, Researcher 250 proceeded to the rock

'Good day members of the great land. I welcome you all to my celebration. I'm delighted to have you all here. Allow me to say to you, laconically, my petite adventure in the world of researchers. I must confess that I had been aspiring to be an identified researcher for as long as I could recall. Ere set 8 came to existence, which was approximately two centuries ago, I proposed a proposition but could produce not the proof of it. I did try countless ways I could get it proved, burned the midnight candle but all to no avail', it halted

'Thence, melancholy hit me like a solid rock as my hard work did come out not productive. Forsooth, great souls suffer in silence', it proceeded with air of sophistication

'I left research work for greater than or equal to 45 years and did move on with life. 140 years ago, I did rencontre with a great researcher of the land. It described to me hardships in researching before attaining greatness', it said with reverence

'I recalled it said to me, 'methinks thou hast nay idea of a journey that in a confinement’t begins. A confinement but of hardship such that outside of thus confinement lies much hardship. A confinement but thou suffer and struggle to break free by breakingts wall to pieces as the confinement struggles to break thine to pieces. Therein, bewilderment swallows thou and thou knowst not what to do tween breaking free to much hardship or remaining in the confinement of hardship till Jupiter knowst when. In sooth, thinking is but the hardest work there is, which is like enough reason much few engage in it. Only few art but able to choose the hardest decision of breaking free. Natheless, only fewer of the few art  but able to struggle through hardship outside the confinement. Hence, attain greatness. But many give up in the confinement, many more give up outside the confinement, yet many more give up but just an inch to greatness. I say thou hast to persevere and work hard, harder, harder than thy hardest to attain greatness. Therewith, thou shall be great', it narrated gracefully

'Its poetic description motivated me. It took me to its research abode. With it, I perused through its research works. We had a tȇte-à-tȇte on theorems, proposition, and lemma and it said to me, ‘hearken, thou mightn’t be aware but methinks thou shall be great someday’. Those words lingered in my head', it stated with adoration

'I proceeded to my abode and gained solitude with my thoughts. Thenceforth, I proceeded to my research abode, cleared off the dusts and cobwebs, prepared it for work. At the drop of a hat, I resumed my research work. Through the years, the words that motivated me whenever I did intend to proceed in research, whenever my work turned out not victorious , whenever I succeeded not, whenever I lost courage were 'thou mightnt be aware but thou shall be great someday'. I thought the researcher had seen many a thing in me for it stated thus', it stated yet gracefully

'For 140 years, I researched like I would research no more, I worked like I would be senile next minute. Truly, a dream does not become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination, and hard work. Without labour, nothing prospers', it said with savoir faire and modesty

'This day, I stand here to say a gigantic thank you to the greatest researcher I ever met. A wise communicant you were. You will often be the greatest researcher I've ever known and a Lord to me', it bowed and proceeded,

'I stand before every member here on this day to celebrate my victory. It is my victory not but ours. Allow me to express my gratitude. I, researcher 250, say a colossal thank you to every member in attendance to celebrate me', it bowed

'We celebrate you!!! You are great!!', members whined as researcher 250 left the rock it gave its oration

'I celebrate you, my companion', I stated as it proceeded towards me.

As we were having a tȇte-à-tȇte , a member approached and said, ‘I celebrate you, researcher’

With me, researcher 250, turned around to the approached member. Behold! 419 stood staring at me.

‘Er, companion, where did you rencontre this figure?’, I questioned

‘I’m well-acquainted with it, 418', 250 stated

'Pleasure to see you again, 418', 419 smirked

As I proceeded out of the scene in helter-skelter, 419 did thus. I halted at a juncture and met 219.

'You are forgiven', it said

I looked at it with gratitude and smiled, 'I thank you', 219

As an indecipherable sound ensued, before you could say Jack Robinson, 219 proceeded before me. Forthwith, a stone hit it hard on the head. Thence, it collapsed.

'219', I cried.

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*Sobs*

Genuinely yours,
Yemi