Mr. Slowcake has no address. He makes no appearances. He is a member of no clubs and no academic societies. He does not deign to visit the offices of the book's writers or publishers. Perhaps he doesn't exist at all.
Mr. Slowcake is fiction. [...] he is the invention of a cabal of devils. It takes all your skill [...], but you are convinced. The force behind Slowcake's Exceptionals is the Brass Embassy. Of course, this raises more questions than it answers.
