It was the best of times, it was the worst of times; it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness; it was the epoch of faith, it was the epoch of doubt; it was the season of light, it was the season of darkness; it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair; we had it all, we had it all to lose; we were heading straight for heaven, we were heading in the opposite direction.