Treating the sword blade the same as the staff, Turning the chariot wheel into chaff. Toppling a pillar and nudging a wall, Building a sand pile to counter each fall. Yielding to nothing - not even the rose, The dust has its reasons wherever it goes. (Nathalia Crane)

Treating the sword blade the same as the staff, Turning the chariot wheel into chaff. Toppling a pillar and nudging a wall, Building a sand pile to counter each fall. Yielding to nothing - not even the rose, The dust has its reasons wherever it goes.

Nathalia Crane

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