Included in this publication is their “ABC of Mimicry,” a three-letter glossary, which features an entry on the historical, metaphorical, and etymological origins of the word algorithm near its start. The word algebra derives from the al-jabr in this title, which, by extension, also informs the word algorithm. Her evil gaze conjoins pre-being and post-being; it is the black hole we emerge from and return to in the end. After all, the head of Medusa can be turned around and then worn like a mask; the evil eye can be substituted for one’s own. Ultimately, it is a kind of evil eye, a type of magical possession.