In Accepting The Gift You Honor The

When You've Tried All The Salves In The World And They Don't Work, You Start Thinking About Fire

I Had No Intention Of Pursuing Either The Characters Or The Setting Further.

Gradually, The Night Stumbled As If Stunned And Wandering Aimlessly Into An Overcast Day -- Limped Through The Wilderland Of Transition As Though There Were No Knowing Where The Waste Of Darkness Ended And The Ashes Of Light Began. The Low Clouds Seemed Full Of Grief -- Tense And Uneasy With Accumulated Woe -- And Yet Affectless, Unable To Rain, As If The Air Clenched Itself Too Hard For Tears. And Through The Dawn, Atiaran And Covenant Moved Heavily, Unevenly, Like Pieces Of A Broken Lament.

Everything Dies, From The Smallest Blade Of Grass To The Biggest Galaxy.

It Is The Responsibility Of The Living To Make Meaningful The Sacrifices Of The Dead.