Saturday, November 04, 2023

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Comment te dire adieu.

“To learn which questions are unanswerable, and not to answer them: this skill is most needful in times of stress and darkness.” –The Left Hand of Darkness

"Rather, they published their alliterative genre poetry in little-known fanzines and the occasional genre-friendly prozine."

"The Runes of Weland's Sword

A smith makes me
To betray my Man
In my first fight.

To gather Gold
At the world's end
I am sent.

The Gold I gather
Comes into England
Out of deep Water.

Like a shining Fish
Then it descends
Into deep Water.

It is not given
For goods or gear,
But for The Thing.

The Gold I gather
A King covets
For an ill use

The Gold I gather
Is drawn up
Out of deep Water.

Like a shining Fish
Then it descends
Into deep Water.

It is not given
For goods or gear,
But for The Thing."

--Rudyard Kipling

Alternatives to the 12-foot ladder.

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