 At the abbey , Brother <unk> , a talented engineer , has just finished work on a " generator of electrical essences " , a treadmill @-@ powered electrical generator that powers an arc lamp . He gives credit for the generator to work done by Thon Taddeo . After arriving at the monastery , Thon Taddeo , by studying the Memorabilia , makes several major " discoveries " , and asks the abbot to allow the Memorabilia to be removed to Texarkana . The Abbot Dom Paulo refuses , stating he can continue his research at the abbey . Before departing , the Thon comments that it could take decades to finish analyzing the Memorabilia . 
