Apropos does not operate according to additive/mechanical operations. Not only would it be insipid to add something new to the equation, it would not contribute anything to our understanding of the object at hand. To wherever Apropos may lead, all the results were already present from the start.

It is true that Apropos is not capable of operating on its own; a subject is always required, and the road that is taken largely depends on his input. The results--which themselves are temporary--not only shed a light on the object of his attention, but also on the subject's own nature. He is the one who is responsible for any connections that are established and who, by doing so, creates a space for himself that is bigger than the one in which he started out. At the end, both object and subject have changed.

Naturally, one may also follow a reverse course by attempting to isolate the core from the periphery. But this course is not without danger: prejudices and an attachment to the old self always lie in wait. Additionally, it presumes an essence that is as such completely worthless -- the prima materia, i.e., that which is innate to an object -- not what can be made from it.

Apropos involves the inclusion of an increasingly expanding sphere to the already existing domain. This imperialism is legitimized by the precept of breaking through established boundaries.

While attempting to get to the heart of a matter, it is better to explore the relation of the core to that with which it is connected. The value of that relation is determined by both the integrity and the number of the established connections.