The great edifice is about to collapse; the lamp is about to go out.
Blunt the sharpness, untangle the knots, soften the light, and become one with the dust.
-- Tao Te Ching
Blend with the light and dust, adapt as the times change;
Hide your scales and fold your wings, setting your thoughts on the winds of change.
-- Commentary on the Annals of Emperor Xuan of Jin
A long star shines over the estates of the Nine Provinces; the blazing sun has yet to rise.
Theme: An ending may also be a beginning.
