“Output is finite,” says Sōgi. “Input is eternal.” Sōgi sits at a small table. Before him are several papers covered in numbers, formulas, scraps of text, and … well, doodles. “What’s all this?” asks Ikkyū. “A meditation on creativity and the infinite,” Sōgi replied. Ikkyū spends a moment looking over the materials before his young friend. “You’ll pardon me for