Master Kuo is a mysterious figure that has haunted the history books. In this text, the full description is given from the standpoint of Zheng Guo, through the eyes of Nathan Coppedge, who believes he is Guo's (Kuo's) future incarnation. Nathan cites that Kuo's life was relatively bereft of engineering, and that his gift for language was equatable with today's Americans-studying-English. Although Kuo had many influences, he was not always remembered for this. The reason for his genius was not so much native intelligence as a desire to be important. In spite of all the time that has passed, Nat...