Yet instant to fore-shadowed need
⁠The eternal balance swings;
⁠That winged men the Fates may breed
⁠So soon as Fate hath wings.
⁠⁠These shall possess
⁠⁠Our littleness,
⁠And in the imperial task (as worthy) lay
⁠Up our lives' all to piece one giant day. (Rudyard Kipling)

Yet instant to fore-shadowed need ⁠The eternal balance swings; ⁠That winged men the Fates may breed ⁠So soon as Fate hath wings. ⁠⁠These shall possess ⁠⁠Our littleness, ⁠And in the imperial task (as worthy) lay ⁠Up our lives' all to piece one giant day.

Rudyard Kipling

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