| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | steve-gasque-has-allowed-himself-to-be-reduced-to-this.iamtoodumbtosetupdns.30.172.43.192.hitfarm.com. | . | (c,h,a,e,j,m,d,k,l,b,g,i,f).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | steve-gasque-has-allowed-himself-to-be-reduced-to-this.iamtoodumbtosetupdns.30.172.43.192.hitfarm.com. | com. | (h,k,i,m,b,g,c,a,f,l,j,d,e).gtld-servers.net. |
| 3 | steve-gasque-has-allowed-himself-to-be-reduced-to-this.iamtoodumbtosetupdns.30.172.43.192.hitfarm.com. | hitfarm.com. | (ns2,ns1).hitfarm.com. |
We pick