"I against my brother, my brothers and I against my cousins, then my cousins and I against strangers."
- Bedouin proverb
Pieces of Mind by Vivax
"It was the first Word. There had been many words before, too many to count, in fact. But they had simply floated along without solid ground. But with the Word, there was a patch of earth upon which to build. And from that one patch of earth grew a mighty forest."
- K. Addard, Assistant Archivist, Library, North-by-North-Western wing
The Tale of the Library by Rumetzen
"Step softly, child. The tiger hungers."
- Ninhurs, daughter of Sidur, after sunset
There Was One, There Was Not One by Gaffsey
"To ſpeak the name of the twice-mouthed king waſ regarded as a most heinous blasphemy."
- Woulfhera Coulk, personal correspondence
The King In Chains by Gaffsey
"As the gates finally began to buckle, the last call to prayer was made. For a single perfect moment, the hammering of the siege engines was drowned out by the cries from a thousand minarets. In every mosque and every church, the imams and priests spoke of worlds left behind and worlds to come. Baghdad, the city of light, jewel of the world, holder of man's knowledge, was at an end.
The next day, the Tigris ran black and red."
-Asin ibn Ma'riya abd al-Alim, c. 1270
Interlude - Scenes From the Fall by Vivax
man, i don't even know lol
On The Origins of Pre-Modern Fleshspeaking Rituals by Riemann and Gaffsey
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A Child to Teach by Pixeltasim
There's a little part of Ireland that lives in me yet! But that's just as well, isn't it Kinch? Same as Siena was taken by Alagadda.
Competitive Teleology by Riemann
"These scenes included graphic and disturbing imagery, inappropriate language, and nihilistic ideas harmful to the development of a healthy adolescent mind. Whether or not these insertions were deliberate or in error is immaterial; many of of these young ladies have suffered significant and ongoing psychological distress. We are seeking redress not for purposes of material gain, but in the interest of justice for these poor girls."
- Thomas Zimmerman, Esq., quoted in the New York Times, November 14th, 2011
Interlude - The Faraday Girls by Rumetzen
"every story someday comes to an end."
- Note in the margins of A Song of the Dry Sea, Vol. XI. Date unknown
The End by Gaffsey
"Listen to what you know instead of what you fear."
- Richard Bach
The Edge of All Light by Ralliston