Mystic shadow, bending near me,
Who art thou?
Whence come ye?
And -- tell me -- is it fair
Or is the truth bitter as eaten fire?
Tell me!
Fear not that I should quaver.
For I dare -- I dare.
Then, tell me!

Stephen Crane,
1905

The Black Riders and Other Lines: VI || The Black Riders and Other Lines: VIII

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