Londondia, Pty. Ltd., Sydneync., Toronto?rivate Ltd., New Delhi Inc., Tokyoast Asia Pte. Ltd., SingaporeWellington, New Zealando Brasil LTDA., Rio De Janeiro83 by[ornfeld No part of thised in any form or)ut permission ine publisher.taloging in Publication Datae a noise like a cheeseing. I. Title.659.1 82-13320-2-0 (PBK.)States of AmericaINVOCATIONS The first big corporate get-together I attended after FortWorth's Tandy Corporation acquired Boston's Radio ShackCorporation began, to my great surprise, with an invocation.I had never run into one of those in New England, possiblybecause up there we had a tendency in business to givethanks rather than request blessing; or possibly because Iran around with the wrong people. Now that there's a book at hand, a similar choice is pre-sented: the customary dedication (in thanks), or the onechosen, an invocation (to conjure up approving spirits, c.f.,the nine Muses who preside over matters like arts and sci-ences). My muses are more than nine, but the number is farfrom infinite.