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We were like gods at the dawning of the world, and our joy was so bright we could see nothing else but the other.
He was spring, golden and bright. Envious Death would drink his blood, and grow young again.
You can use a spear as a walking stick, but that will not change its nature.”
But even I could not fill each minute with fear. I have heard that men who live by a waterfall cease to hear it—in such a way did I learn to live beside the rushing torrent of his doom.
The Fates were well known for such riddles, unclear until the final piece had fallen. Then, bitterly clear.
“There are no bargains between lions and men. I will kill you and eat you raw.”
Some men gain glory after they die, while others fade. What is admired in one generation is abhorred in another.”
In the darkness, two shadows, reaching through the hopeless, heavy dusk. Their hands meet, and light spills in a flood like a hundred golden urns pouring out the sun.
