The Intricate knots of Holy Hemp

Lucien Jung has proposed a grand day of demonstrations against Irrational Superstitions. At first there is grand indifference to the plan, until the rumour spreads that he includes amongst his targets the Lurian Gilgul.  The coordinator of the Seven Dials Ladies’ Kabbala Tsimtsum Circle  arranges an emergency convention, and it is agreed that Sevelanz Grimple and Emelda Bush will spearhead a protest. As the clock strikes seven, their colleagues securely tie the two veteran activists to the gnarled trunk of the Great Elm, with thick ropes spun from Holy Hemp. Confronted by intricate knots that were devised by the ancient magi, the local community policewoman Sergeant Alicia Drublick is unable to release them. A crowd assembles to watch the action.